Palu Weather in August
Palu in August
The short of it: Palu in August averages a high of 37 °C (98 °F) and a low of 20 °C (69 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 13 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 20° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 13 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Palu an average August high of 37°, a low of 20° and some 3.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 37° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the driest month of the year, only 3.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 13 h 40 min in mid-August, 57 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Palu runs about middling and about as wet in August. Kovancılar, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Palu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KovancılarElazığ | 6 km WNW | 37° | 20° | 4.0 mm |
| ÇakırkaşElazığ | 10 km NNE | 37° | 20° | 3.0 mm |
| YarımcaElazığ | 14 km WSW | 36° | 21° | 4.0 mm |
| BaltaşıElazığ | 16 km SW | 37° | 21° | 3.0 mm |
| ArıcakElazığ | 23 km SE | 35° | 19° | 3.0 mm |
| KarakoçanElazığ | 30 km NNE | 36° | 19° | 4.0 mm |
| DicleDiyarbakır Province | 38 km SSE | 38° | 22° | 2.0 mm |
| KuyularDiyarbakır Province | 42 km SE | 36° | 21° | 2.0 mm |