August is close to Nicobar's year-round average, with average highs near 28.2°C and lows around 27.4°C (mean 27.8°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 184 mm of rainfall and 82% relative humidity across the period.
August is close to Nicobar's year-round average. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Nicobar was 2023 — when the month averaged 28.5°C — while the coldest was 1994 at 27.2°C. Typical August days reach 28.2°C with nights near 27.4°C. The long-term August temperature trend is broadly flat.
August is a relatively wet time of year in Nicobar, averaging 184 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 1995 with 315 mm, while the driest was 1984 at 94 mm.
Relative humidity in Nicobar during August averages 82%. The most humid Augusts were 1988 and 1997 at 84%, and the least humid was 2024 at 80%.
August receives about 4.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Nicobar. The sunniest August was 2020 at 5.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1987 at 4.1.
Average wind speed in Nicobar during August is 5.9 m/s. The windiest August was 2018 at 7.2 m/s, while the calmest was 2024 at 4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 27.6°C | 27.7°C | 27.8°C | 27.9°C | 28.2°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg High | 27.9°C | 28.0°C | 28.2°C | 28.3°C | 28.6°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Low | 27.2°C | 27.3°C | 27.4°C | 27.5°C | 27.8°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 180 mm | 205 mm | 163 mm | 193 mm | 177 mm | -3 mm |
August temperatures in Nicobar have risen by about 0.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 25.9°C (1986) to a record high of 30.1°C (2024).
Rainfall in August is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 184 mm, with a wettest year of 315 mm.
A good time to visit Nicobar
August is a good time to visit Nicobar, with days averaging 28.2°C and nights around 27.4°C (mean 27.8°C, close to Nicobar's yearly average) and higher rainfall. February and January are marginally more temperate, but August still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.6°C | 28.2°C | 27.9°C | 29.4°C | 27.0°C | 183 mm | 82% | 5.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 28.8°C | 28.4°C | 28.0°C | 30.1°C | 26.7°C | 177 mm | 80% | 4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2023 🔥 | 29.0°C | 28.5°C | 28.1°C | 30.0°C | 27.4°C | 152 mm | 82% | 5.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 28.5°C | 28.1°C | 27.7°C | 29.4°C | 26.5°C | 168 mm | 82% | 6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 28.3°C | 27.8°C | 27.4°C | 29.2°C | 26.0°C | 221 mm | 81% | 5.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 28.6°C | 28.3°C | 27.9°C | 29.3°C | 27.2°C | 160 mm | 81% | 5 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 28.7°C | 28.3°C | 27.9°C | 29.7°C | 27.2°C | 229 mm | 80% | 6.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 28.3°C | 28.0°C | 27.7°C | 28.8°C | 27.0°C | 181 mm | 83% | 7.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2017 | 28.2°C | 27.8°C | 27.5°C | 28.8°C | 26.1°C | 199 mm | 82% | 5.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 28.6°C | 28.2°C | 27.9°C | 29.2°C | 26.8°C | 223 mm | 82% | 7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 28.4°C | 28.0°C | 27.5°C | 29.0°C | 26.5°C | 183 mm | 82% | 5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2014 | 28.1°C | 27.8°C | 27.4°C | 29.3°C | 26.2°C | 199 mm | 81% | 5.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2013 | 27.8°C | 27.5°C | 27.1°C | 28.4°C | 26.4°C | 185 mm | 83% | 5.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 28.2°C | 27.8°C | 27.5°C | 29.0°C | 26.7°C | 153 mm | 82% | 5.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2011 | 28.2°C | 27.8°C | 27.4°C | 28.9°C | 26.7°C | 161 mm | 81% | 5.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 28.2°C | 27.8°C | 27.4°C | 28.7°C | 26.6°C | 215 mm | 83% | 6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2009 | 28.3°C | 28.0°C | 27.6°C | 29.2°C | 26.7°C | 203 mm | 82% | 5.8 m/s | 5 |
| 2008 | 27.8°C | 27.4°C | 27.1°C | 28.4°C | 26.3°C | 139 mm | 83% | 5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 28.1°C | 27.7°C | 27.4°C | 28.9°C | 26.5°C | 178 mm | 82% | 5.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 28.1°C | 27.7°C | 27.3°C | 28.7°C | 26.5°C | 118 mm | 82% | 5.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2005 | 28.3°C | 27.9°C | 27.5°C | 29.4°C | 26.3°C | 144 mm | 82% | 6.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2004 | 28.4°C | 28.1°C | 27.7°C | 29.3°C | 26.8°C | 150 mm | 83% | 6.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2003 | 28.2°C | 27.9°C | 27.5°C | 28.8°C | 27.0°C | 198 mm | 84% | 6.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2002 | 28.3°C | 27.9°C | 27.5°C | 29.0°C | 26.6°C | 147 mm | 81% | 6.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2001 | 28.2°C | 27.9°C | 27.5°C | 29.2°C | 26.5°C | 149 mm | 83% | 6.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 27.9°C | 27.5°C | 27.2°C | 28.7°C | 26.3°C | 201 mm | 83% | 6.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1999 | 27.9°C | 27.5°C | 27.2°C | 28.7°C | 26.0°C | 198 mm | 82% | 5.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 28.2°C | 27.8°C | 27.4°C | 29.3°C | 26.6°C | 228 mm | 83% | 5.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1997 | 28.0°C | 27.7°C | 27.4°C | 28.5°C | 27.0°C | 146 mm | 84% | 6.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 28.0°C | 27.7°C | 27.4°C | 29.0°C | 26.6°C | 196 mm | 82% | 5.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1995 🌧️ | 27.9°C | 27.6°C | 27.3°C | 28.5°C | 26.6°C | 315 mm | 84% | 5.9 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1994 ❄️ | 27.5°C | 27.2°C | 26.8°C | 28.3°C | 25.9°C | 184 mm | 84% | 6 m/s | 5 |
| 1993 | 28.0°C | 27.6°C | 27.3°C | 28.7°C | 26.2°C | 106 mm | 83% | 6.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1992 | 28.2°C | 27.8°C | 27.4°C | 29.2°C | 26.3°C | 200 mm | 81% | 6.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1991 | 28.3°C | 27.9°C | 27.6°C | 28.9°C | 26.9°C | 293 mm | 82% | 6.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1990 | 28.0°C | 27.7°C | 27.4°C | 28.6°C | 26.9°C | 180 mm | 83% | 6.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1989 | 28.0°C | 27.7°C | 27.3°C | 28.7°C | 26.3°C | 199 mm | 82% | 6.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1988 | 27.7°C | 27.4°C | 27.0°C | 28.7°C | 26.5°C | 183 mm | 84% | 4.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1987 | 27.9°C | 27.5°C | 27.1°C | 29.1°C | 26.0°C | 306 mm | 82% | 4.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 27.8°C | 27.4°C | 27.0°C | 28.7°C | 25.9°C | 171 mm | 82% | 6.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1985 | 27.7°C | 27.4°C | 27.0°C | 28.1°C | 26.6°C | 201 mm | 82% | 6.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1984 | 27.6°C | 27.3°C | 26.9°C | 28.5°C | 26.2°C | 94 mm | 84% | 6.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1983 | 28.3°C | 27.9°C | 27.5°C | 29.0°C | 26.2°C | 212 mm | 81% | 5.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.2°C | 27.9°C | 27.5°C | 28.7°C | 26.9°C | 139 mm | 81% | 5.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.2°C | 27.8°C | 27.5°C | 29.0°C | 26.2°C | 117 mm | 81% | 6.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 28.2°C with lows near 27.4°C (mean 27.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 184 mm of rainfall in Nicobar, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 315 mm in 1995.
The hottest August reached 30.1°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 25.9°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 0.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 28°C to 28.6°C and overnight lows from 27.3°C to 27.8°C over the same span.
August is close to Nicobar's year-round average and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 28.2°C daytime highs and 27.4°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 7th coolest month in Nicobar, averaging 27.8°C.
For August in Nicobar, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 28.2°C and lows of 27.4°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 82% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 5.9 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 7.2 m/s (2018).
The wettest August on record was 1995 with 315 mm. On average, August sees 184 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Nicobar behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
