August is one of the cooler months of the year in Chitradurga, with average highs near 27.9°C and lows around 20.3°C (mean 24.1°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 147 mm of rainfall and 83% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the cooler months of the year in Chitradurga. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Chitradurga was 2023 — when the month averaged 26.2°C — while the coldest were 1985 and 1994 at 23.3°C. Typical August days reach 27.9°C with nights near 20.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
August is a relatively wet time of year in Chitradurga, averaging 147 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 1988 with 280 mm, while the driest was 2023 at 22 mm.
Relative humidity in Chitradurga during August averages 83%. The most humid August was 2005 at 87%, and the least humid was 2023 at 74%.
August receives about 4.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Chitradurga. The sunniest August was 2023 at 5.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2018, 2019 and 2025, among others at 4.3.
Average wind speed in Chitradurga during August is 4.5 m/s. The windiest August was 2018 at 5.4 m/s, while the calmest was 2024 at 3.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 23.7°C | 23.7°C | 24.0°C | 24.5°C | 24.8°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg High | 27.4°C | 27.3°C | 27.7°C | 28.5°C | 28.9°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Low | 20.0°C | 20.1°C | 20.3°C | 20.5°C | 20.8°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 161 mm | 143 mm | 156 mm | 135 mm | 138 mm | -23 mm |
August temperatures in Chitradurga have risen by about 1.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 17.9°C (1997) to a record high of 34.3°C (2023).
Rainfall in August is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 147 mm, with a wettest year of 280 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.4°C per decade while lows rose 0.2°C per decade, widening the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Chitradurga
August is a good time to visit Chitradurga, with days averaging 27.9°C and nights around 20.3°C (mean 24.1°C, cooler than Chitradurga's yearly average) and higher rainfall. December 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 | 28.0°C | 24.2°C | 20.5°C | 30.9°C | 18.4°C | 169 mm | 83% | 4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 28.7°C | 25.0°C | 21.4°C | 31.9°C | 19.6°C | 225 mm | 83% | 3.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2023 🔥 | 31.4°C | 26.2°C | 21.1°C | 34.3°C | 20.3°C | 22 mm | 74% | 4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 27.8°C | 24.2°C | 20.6°C | 29.9°C | 19.5°C | 259 mm | 84% | 4.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 29.2°C | 24.8°C | 20.4°C | 31.2°C | 18.6°C | 64 mm | 79% | 3.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 28.0°C | 24.4°C | 20.8°C | 30.3°C | 19.4°C | 87 mm | 84% | 4.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 28.7°C | 24.8°C | 20.8°C | 31.5°C | 19.4°C | 118 mm | 79% | 5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 29.2°C | 24.8°C | 20.4°C | 31.0°C | 19.4°C | 59 mm | 78% | 5.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 30.1°C | 25.5°C | 21.0°C | 32.7°C | 20.0°C | 83 mm | 76% | 4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 29.9°C | 25.2°C | 20.5°C | 32.2°C | 19.3°C | 37 mm | 78% | 4.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2015 | 29.7°C | 25.3°C | 20.9°C | 32.3°C | 20.0°C | 96 mm | 79% | 4.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 27.0°C | 23.7°C | 20.5°C | 30.6°C | 19.4°C | 252 mm | 85% | 4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2013 | 27.4°C | 23.8°C | 20.1°C | 29.8°C | 19.3°C | 123 mm | 85% | 4.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2012 | 27.8°C | 24.1°C | 20.3°C | 30.2°C | 18.6°C | 222 mm | 82% | 4.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2011 | 27.8°C | 23.9°C | 20.0°C | 29.7°C | 18.3°C | 167 mm | 83% | 4.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2010 | 26.9°C | 23.7°C | 20.6°C | 29.2°C | 19.1°C | 193 mm | 87% | 3.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 27.9°C | 24.2°C | 20.6°C | 29.9°C | 19.3°C | 248 mm | 85% | 3.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2008 | 27.4°C | 23.9°C | 20.3°C | 31.0°C | 18.9°C | 224 mm | 84% | 3.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2007 | 26.8°C | 23.5°C | 20.3°C | 29.0°C | 19.5°C | 156 mm | 86% | 4.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2006 | 28.0°C | 24.1°C | 20.2°C | 29.8°C | 19.4°C | 96 mm | 83% | 4.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 26.9°C | 23.7°C | 20.5°C | 29.2°C | 19.4°C | 173 mm | 87% | 4.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 27.3°C | 23.7°C | 20.0°C | 29.0°C | 19.2°C | 119 mm | 84% | 5.2 m/s | 5 |
| 2003 | 28.3°C | 24.5°C | 20.8°C | 30.4°C | 19.7°C | 124 mm | 82% | 4.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2002 | 28.7°C | 24.5°C | 20.3°C | 31.4°C | 18.7°C | 112 mm | 79% | 5.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 28.0°C | 24.1°C | 20.2°C | 29.9°C | 19.2°C | 114 mm | 83% | 4.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 27.3°C | 23.7°C | 20.1°C | 30.4°C | 18.6°C | 195 mm | 83% | 4.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 27.9°C | 24.0°C | 20.1°C | 29.3°C | 19.1°C | 83 mm | 82% | 4.4 m/s | 5 |
| 1998 | 27.5°C | 24.2°C | 20.8°C | 29.3°C | 19.8°C | 172 mm | 86% | 3.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 26.9°C | 23.4°C | 20.0°C | 28.5°C | 17.9°C | 167 mm | 86% | 5 m/s | 5 |
| 1996 | 27.3°C | 23.6°C | 19.9°C | 29.1°C | 19.0°C | 148 mm | 84% | 4.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1995 | 27.9°C | 24.3°C | 20.7°C | 30.0°C | 20.0°C | 156 mm | 84% | 4.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1994 | 26.8°C | 23.3°C | 19.8°C | 28.4°C | 19.0°C | 123 mm | 86% | 4.7 m/s | 5 |
| 1993 | 27.4°C | 23.7°C | 20.1°C | 28.7°C | 19.2°C | 135 mm | 84% | 4.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1992 | 26.8°C | 23.5°C | 20.1°C | 28.5°C | 18.4°C | 183 mm | 85% | 4.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1991 | 27.2°C | 23.5°C | 19.8°C | 28.3°C | 19.0°C | 145 mm | 84% | 4.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1990 | 27.4°C | 23.7°C | 20.0°C | 29.5°C | 18.8°C | 123 mm | 83% | 5.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1989 | 27.3°C | 23.6°C | 19.9°C | 28.8°C | 18.6°C | 154 mm | 83% | 5 m/s | 5 |
| 1988 🌧️ | 27.4°C | 23.9°C | 20.5°C | 29.2°C | 19.1°C | 280 mm | 85% | 3.9 m/s | 5 |
| 1987 | 27.3°C | 23.8°C | 20.3°C | 29.6°C | 18.6°C | 204 mm | 83% | 4.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1986 | 28.1°C | 24.0°C | 19.9°C | 30.0°C | 18.9°C | 146 mm | 80% | 5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1985 ❄️ | 27.2°C | 23.3°C | 19.5°C | 28.8°C | 18.2°C | 124 mm | 83% | 4.6 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 28.0°C | 23.8°C | 19.5°C | 29.6°C | 18.8°C | 65 mm | 81% | 5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1983 | 27.4°C | 23.8°C | 20.2°C | 30.1°C | 18.1°C | 159 mm | 83% | 4.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 27.1°C | 23.4°C | 19.7°C | 28.8°C | 18.7°C | 149 mm | 84% | 5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.9°C | 23.5°C | 20.2°C | 28.8°C | 19.3°C | 168 mm | 85% | 4.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 27.9°C with lows near 20.3°C (mean 24.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 147 mm of rainfall in Chitradurga, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 280 mm in 1988.
The hottest August reached 34.3°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to 17.9°C in 1997.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 1.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 27.3°C to 29°C and overnight lows from 19.8°C to 20.8°C over the same span.
August is one of the cooler months of the year in Chitradurga and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 27.9°C daytime highs and 20.3°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 5th coolest month in Chitradurga, averaging 24.1°C.
For August in Chitradurga, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 27.9°C and lows of 20.3°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 83% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 4.5 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 5.4 m/s (2018).
The wettest August on record was 1988 with 280 mm. On average, August sees 147 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 Chitradurga 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.
