August is one of the cooler months of the year in Dharwad, with average highs near 27.3°C and lows around 20.9°C (mean 24.1°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 196 mm of rainfall and 87% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the cooler months of the year in Dharwad. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Augusts in Dharwad were 2003, 2015 and 2024 — when the month averaged 24.9°C — while the coldest was 1984 at 23.5°C. Typical August days reach 27.3°C with nights near 20.9°C. The long-term August temperature trend is broadly flat.
August is a relatively wet time of year in Dharwad, averaging 196 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2019 with 479 mm, while the driest was 2023 at 87 mm.
Relative humidity in Dharwad during August averages 87%. The most humid August was 2020 at 91%, and the least humid was 2003 at 84%.
August receives about 4.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Dharwad. The sunniest Augusts were 1984 and 2023 at 5.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2018, 2020 and 2025 at 4.
Average wind speed in Dharwad during August is 4.1 m/s. The windiest August was 2004 at 4.9 m/s, while the calmest were 1998, 2021 and 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 | 23.8°C | 24.0°C | 24.1°C | 24.3°C | 24.3°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg High | 27.1°C | 27.2°C | 27.4°C | 27.4°C | 27.4°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Low | 20.6°C | 20.7°C | 20.9°C | 21.1°C | 21.2°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 181 mm | 176 mm | 175 mm | 231 mm | 225 mm | +44 mm |
August temperatures in Dharwad have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 18.2°C (1986) to a record high of 30.5°C (2024).
Rainfall in August is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 196 mm, with a wettest year of 479 mm.
A good time to visit Dharwad
August is a good time to visit Dharwad, with days averaging 27.3°C and nights around 20.9°C (mean 24.1°C, cooler than Dharwad'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 | 26.4°C | 23.7°C | 20.9°C | 28.9°C | 19.6°C | 333 mm | 90% | 3.5 m/s | 4 |
| 2024 | 27.8°C | 24.9°C | 22.0°C | 30.5°C | 21.4°C | 224 mm | 89% | 3.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 28.8°C | 24.8°C | 20.8°C | 30.4°C | 19.6°C | 87 mm | 85% | 3.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 26.9°C | 23.9°C | 21.0°C | 28.6°C | 19.9°C | 243 mm | 89% | 3.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 27.6°C | 24.2°C | 20.7°C | 29.3°C | 19.0°C | 105 mm | 87% | 3.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 26.7°C | 24.1°C | 21.5°C | 28.6°C | 20.3°C | 358 mm | 91% | 4.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2019 🌧️ | 26.7°C | 24.1°C | 21.4°C | 28.3°C | 20.2°C | 479 mm | 90% | 4.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 27.2°C | 24.0°C | 20.8°C | 28.7°C | 19.9°C | 128 mm | 86% | 4.8 m/s | 4 |
| 2017 | 28.4°C | 24.8°C | 21.2°C | 29.9°C | 19.5°C | 158 mm | 85% | 3.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2016 | 27.3°C | 24.1°C | 20.8°C | 29.1°C | 19.7°C | 193 mm | 88% | 4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2015 | 28.4°C | 24.9°C | 21.3°C | 30.0°C | 20.0°C | 226 mm | 85% | 3.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2014 | 27.3°C | 24.2°C | 21.2°C | 30.4°C | 19.6°C | 294 mm | 88% | 3.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 27.4°C | 24.1°C | 20.7°C | 30.3°C | 19.9°C | 118 mm | 87% | 4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 27.5°C | 24.3°C | 21.1°C | 29.8°C | 19.5°C | 177 mm | 86% | 4.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2011 | 27.1°C | 24.0°C | 21.0°C | 28.5°C | 19.5°C | 286 mm | 88% | 4.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 26.9°C | 24.1°C | 21.2°C | 29.3°C | 19.6°C | 250 mm | 89% | 3.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2009 | 27.7°C | 24.4°C | 21.1°C | 29.8°C | 20.7°C | 144 mm | 87% | 3.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2008 | 27.3°C | 24.1°C | 20.9°C | 30.2°C | 19.4°C | 239 mm | 87% | 3.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2007 | 26.6°C | 23.8°C | 21.0°C | 28.3°C | 20.3°C | 243 mm | 90% | 4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2006 | 26.8°C | 23.7°C | 20.5°C | 28.5°C | 19.5°C | 183 mm | 88% | 4.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 26.8°C | 23.9°C | 21.0°C | 28.9°C | 19.8°C | 189 mm | 90% | 4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 27.4°C | 24.1°C | 20.7°C | 29.0°C | 19.3°C | 179 mm | 86% | 4.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2003 🔥 | 28.4°C | 24.9°C | 21.4°C | 30.1°C | 20.9°C | 97 mm | 84% | 4.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 28.0°C | 24.4°C | 20.8°C | 30.3°C | 19.6°C | 203 mm | 84% | 4.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2001 | 27.7°C | 24.2°C | 20.7°C | 29.4°C | 19.6°C | 130 mm | 85% | 4.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2000 | 27.2°C | 23.9°C | 20.6°C | 29.5°C | 19.3°C | 146 mm | 86% | 4.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1999 | 27.4°C | 24.0°C | 20.6°C | 28.7°C | 19.7°C | 87 mm | 86% | 3.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 27.6°C | 24.5°C | 21.4°C | 29.1°C | 20.4°C | 213 mm | 88% | 3.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1997 | 26.8°C | 23.9°C | 20.9°C | 28.4°C | 20.0°C | 262 mm | 88% | 4.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1996 | 27.1°C | 23.8°C | 20.5°C | 28.6°C | 19.5°C | 159 mm | 87% | 3.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1995 | 27.9°C | 24.5°C | 21.0°C | 30.4°C | 20.3°C | 131 mm | 86% | 3.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1994 | 26.7°C | 23.6°C | 20.5°C | 28.5°C | 19.9°C | 204 mm | 88% | 4.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1993 | 27.2°C | 23.9°C | 20.6°C | 28.5°C | 19.6°C | 166 mm | 87% | 4.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1992 | 27.0°C | 23.8°C | 20.7°C | 29.2°C | 19.3°C | 194 mm | 87% | 4.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1991 | 26.8°C | 23.7°C | 20.5°C | 28.3°C | 19.4°C | 171 mm | 88% | 4.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1990 | 27.2°C | 23.9°C | 20.7°C | 29.6°C | 20.0°C | 169 mm | 86% | 4.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1989 | 27.3°C | 23.9°C | 20.5°C | 28.4°C | 19.2°C | 124 mm | 86% | 4.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1988 | 27.1°C | 24.1°C | 21.1°C | 28.6°C | 20.3°C | 248 mm | 89% | 3.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1987 | 27.7°C | 24.3°C | 21.0°C | 29.9°C | 19.3°C | 196 mm | 85% | 4.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1986 | 27.3°C | 23.6°C | 20.0°C | 29.2°C | 18.2°C | 161 mm | 85% | 4.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1985 | 26.9°C | 23.6°C | 20.3°C | 28.1°C | 19.7°C | 182 mm | 86% | 4.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1984 ❄️ | 26.9°C | 23.5°C | 20.2°C | 28.5°C | 19.6°C | 89 mm | 87% | 4.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1983 | 27.1°C | 24.2°C | 21.3°C | 28.7°C | 20.6°C | 259 mm | 88% | 4.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 27.1°C | 23.8°C | 20.6°C | 28.2°C | 19.5°C | 156 mm | 87% | 4.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.6°C | 23.6°C | 20.7°C | 28.2°C | 18.8°C | 216 mm | 88% | 4.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 27.3°C with lows near 20.9°C (mean 24.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 196 mm of rainfall in Dharwad, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 479 mm in 2019.
The hottest August reached 30.5°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 18.2°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 0.6°C. Daytime highs moved from 26.9°C to 27.5°C and overnight lows from 20.6°C to 21.1°C over the same span.
August is one of the cooler months of the year in Dharwad and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 27.3°C daytime highs and 20.9°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 5th coolest month in Dharwad, averaging 24.1°C.
For August in Dharwad, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 27.3°C and lows of 20.9°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 87% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 4.1 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 4.9 m/s (2004).
The wettest August on record was 2019 with 479 mm. On average, August sees 196 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 Dharwad 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.
