Shimla Weather in August
Shimla in August
The short of it: Shimla in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 294 mm (11.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 18° · rain 294 mm · daylight 13 h 16 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
August in Shimla brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 18°, with about 294 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 294 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 16 min in mid-August, 42 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Shimla runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Sabāthu, 22 km to the SW, is 4° warmer by day.
August in Shimla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 68 mm less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SabāthuHimachal Pradesh | 22 km SW | 28° | 21° | 312 mm |
| SolanHimachal Pradesh | 22 km SSW | 26° | 19° | 311 mm |
| KasauliHimachal Pradesh | 30 km SW | 26° | 19° | 314 mm |
| ParwanooHimachal Pradesh | 36 km SSW | 27° | 21° | 309 mm |
| KālkaHimachal Pradesh | 36 km SW | 29° | 23° | 295 mm |
| BaddiHimachal Pradesh | 39 km WSW | 32° | 25° | 273 mm |
| PinjaurHaryana | 41 km SW | 31° | 24° | 293 mm |
| NālāgarhHimachal Pradesh | 43 km W | 32° | 25° | 279 mm |