Thang Weather in August
Thang in August
The short of it: Thang in August averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain and about 13 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 10 mm · daylight 13 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Thang an average August high of 19°, a low of 7° and some 10 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 10 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 27 min in mid-August, 50 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Thang runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Yougu, 64 km to the WNW, is 7° warmer by day.
August in Thang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouguGilgit-Baltistan | 64 km WNW | 26° | 12° | 6.0 mm |
| KargilLadakh | 74 km SW | 27° | 15° | 8.0 mm |
| PitukLadakh | 111 km SE | 25° | 11° | 11 mm |
| LehLadakh | 111 km SE | 24° | 10° | 13 mm |
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 113 km WNW | 29° | 15° | 17 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 116 km SE | 25° | 12° | 10 mm |
| PadamLadakh | 163 km S | 22° | 9° | 17 mm |
| PahalgamJammu and Kashmir | 169 km SW | 25° | 14° | 70 mm |