August is one of the cooler months of the year in Uttara Kannada, with average highs near 26.9°C and lows around 22.9°C (mean 24.9°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 448 mm of rainfall and 92% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the cooler months of the year in Uttara Kannada. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Augusts in Uttara Kannada were 2023 and 2024 — when the month averaged 25.8°C — while the coldest were 1985 and 1994 at 24.3°C. Typical August days reach 26.9°C with nights near 22.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
August is a relatively wet time of year in Uttara Kannada, averaging 448 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2019 with 1000 mm, while the driest was 2023 at 161 mm.
Relative humidity in Uttara Kannada during August averages 92%. The most humid August was 2020 at 93%, and the least humid was 2023 at 89%.
August receives about 4.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Uttara Kannada. The sunniest August was 2023 at 5.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1990 at 3.3.
Average wind speed in Uttara Kannada during August is 0.6 m/s. The windiest Augusts were 2004, 2006 and 2018, among others at 0.7 m/s, while the calmest were 2017, 2021 and 2023 at 0.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.7°C | 24.7°C | 25.0°C | 25.0°C | 25.3°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg High | 26.6°C | 26.7°C | 27.1°C | 26.9°C | 27.4°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Low | 22.6°C | 22.7°C | 22.9°C | 23.0°C | 23.1°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 431 mm | 379 mm | 374 mm | 560 mm | 524 mm | +93 mm |
August temperatures in Uttara Kannada have risen by about 0.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 20.4°C (1986) to a record high of 31.3°C (2009).
Rainfall in August is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 448 mm, with a wettest year of 1000 mm.
A quieter season to visit Uttara Kannada
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of December and January tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Uttara Kannada. That said, August — with days averaging 26.9°C and nights around 22.9°C (mean 24.9°C) and higher rainfall (448 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the cooler conditions, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.7°C | 24.8°C | 22.8°C | 28.8°C | 21.8°C | 672 mm | 93% | 0.6 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 27.8°C | 25.8°C | 23.9°C | 30.5°C | 23.1°C | 633 mm | 93% | 0.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2023 🔥 | 28.7°C | 25.8°C | 22.8°C | 30.3°C | 22.0°C | 161 mm | 89% | 0.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 26.9°C | 24.9°C | 23.0°C | 29.9°C | 22.2°C | 531 mm | 92% | 0.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 27.7°C | 25.3°C | 22.8°C | 29.3°C | 21.4°C | 283 mm | 90% | 0.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 26.8°C | 25.1°C | 23.4°C | 28.5°C | 22.5°C | 864 mm | 93% | 0.6 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2019 🌧️ | 26.9°C | 25.2°C | 23.5°C | 28.2°C | 22.6°C | 1000 mm | 93% | 0.6 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 26.7°C | 24.7°C | 22.7°C | 27.8°C | 22.0°C | 490 mm | 91% | 0.7 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 27.6°C | 25.4°C | 23.2°C | 28.8°C | 22.3°C | 482 mm | 91% | 0.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 27.1°C | 25.0°C | 22.9°C | 28.5°C | 21.9°C | 450 mm | 92% | 0.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2015 | 27.7°C | 25.5°C | 23.2°C | 29.8°C | 22.2°C | 422 mm | 91% | 0.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2014 | 26.6°C | 24.8°C | 23.1°C | 30.6°C | 21.7°C | 730 mm | 93% | 0.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2013 | 26.8°C | 24.7°C | 22.6°C | 29.5°C | 21.9°C | 336 mm | 92% | 0.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2012 | 26.9°C | 25.0°C | 23.0°C | 29.2°C | 21.8°C | 546 mm | 92% | 0.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2011 | 26.4°C | 24.7°C | 23.0°C | 27.5°C | 21.6°C | 663 mm | 93% | 0.6 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2010 | 26.8°C | 25.0°C | 23.1°C | 28.2°C | 21.9°C | 481 mm | 93% | 0.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2009 | 27.7°C | 25.4°C | 23.1°C | 31.3°C | 22.6°C | 284 mm | 91% | 0.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 27.1°C | 25.0°C | 22.8°C | 30.5°C | 21.4°C | 538 mm | 91% | 0.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2007 | 26.5°C | 24.8°C | 23.0°C | 28.1°C | 22.4°C | 623 mm | 93% | 0.6 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2006 | 26.6°C | 24.6°C | 22.6°C | 28.5°C | 21.6°C | 360 mm | 92% | 0.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2005 | 27.0°C | 25.0°C | 23.0°C | 29.3°C | 22.1°C | 356 mm | 92% | 0.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2004 | 26.8°C | 24.7°C | 22.7°C | 28.0°C | 21.4°C | 362 mm | 91% | 0.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2003 | 27.5°C | 25.4°C | 23.4°C | 28.8°C | 23.0°C | 229 mm | 91% | 0.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2002 | 27.3°C | 25.0°C | 22.8°C | 29.0°C | 21.6°C | 400 mm | 90% | 0.7 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2001 | 27.1°C | 24.9°C | 22.7°C | 28.2°C | 21.6°C | 277 mm | 90% | 0.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2000 | 26.9°C | 24.7°C | 22.6°C | 29.3°C | 21.2°C | 314 mm | 91% | 0.6 m/s | 4 |
| 1999 | 27.1°C | 24.8°C | 22.5°C | 28.3°C | 21.5°C | 186 mm | 91% | 0.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1998 | 27.3°C | 25.3°C | 23.3°C | 29.2°C | 22.1°C | 406 mm | 93% | 0.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1997 | 26.5°C | 24.7°C | 22.9°C | 27.6°C | 22.1°C | 575 mm | 92% | 0.7 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1996 | 26.4°C | 24.4°C | 22.3°C | 27.5°C | 21.3°C | 311 mm | 92% | 0.6 m/s | 4 |
| 1995 | 27.3°C | 25.2°C | 23.0°C | 29.2°C | 22.5°C | 310 mm | 92% | 0.6 m/s | 4 |
| 1994 | 26.1°C | 24.3°C | 22.6°C | 27.6°C | 21.8°C | 437 mm | 92% | 0.7 m/s | 4 |
| 1993 | 26.7°C | 24.6°C | 22.5°C | 28.5°C | 21.7°C | 327 mm | 92% | 0.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 26.4°C | 24.5°C | 22.7°C | 27.8°C | 21.4°C | 459 mm | 92% | 0.7 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1991 | 26.5°C | 24.6°C | 22.6°C | 27.8°C | 21.8°C | 364 mm | 92% | 0.7 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1990 | 26.4°C | 24.5°C | 22.6°C | 28.3°C | 22.1°C | 418 mm | 91% | 0.7 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1989 | 26.5°C | 24.6°C | 22.6°C | 27.3°C | 21.3°C | 370 mm | 92% | 0.7 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1988 | 26.6°C | 24.8°C | 23.0°C | 27.7°C | 21.9°C | 512 mm | 93% | 0.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1987 | 27.2°C | 25.1°C | 23.0°C | 29.0°C | 21.4°C | 442 mm | 91% | 0.7 m/s | 4 |
| 1986 | 26.9°C | 24.5°C | 22.0°C | 28.5°C | 20.4°C | 344 mm | 90% | 0.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1985 ❄️ | 26.4°C | 24.3°C | 22.2°C | 27.7°C | 21.5°C | 385 mm | 91% | 0.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1984 | 26.6°C | 24.4°C | 22.2°C | 27.6°C | 21.5°C | 224 mm | 90% | 0.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1983 | 26.5°C | 24.9°C | 23.2°C | 28.4°C | 22.4°C | 705 mm | 93% | 0.6 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 26.6°C | 24.7°C | 22.7°C | 27.8°C | 21.5°C | 424 mm | 91% | 0.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.5°C | 24.6°C | 22.7°C | 28.3°C | 21.3°C | 472 mm | 92% | 0.7 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 26.9°C with lows near 22.9°C (mean 24.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 448 mm of rainfall in Uttara Kannada, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 1000 mm in 2019.
The hottest August reached 31.3°C in 2009. The coldest dipped to 20.4°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 0.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 26.5°C to 27.6°C and overnight lows from 22.6°C to 23.1°C over the same span.
August is one of the cooler months of the year in Uttara Kannada and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 26.9°C daytime highs and 22.9°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 4th coolest month in Uttara Kannada, averaging 24.9°C.
For August in Uttara Kannada, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 26.9°C and lows of 22.9°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 92% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 0.6 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 0.7 m/s (1981).
The wettest August on record was 2019 with 1000 mm. On average, August sees 448 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 Uttara Kannada 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.
