August is one of the warmer months of the year in Pudukkottai, with average highs near 34.8°C and lows around 24.4°C (mean 29.6°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 72 mm of rainfall and 65% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Pudukkottai. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Pudukkottai was 2005 — when the month averaged 31.2°C — while the coldest was 2022 at 28.4°C. Typical August days reach 34.8°C with nights near 24.4°C. The long-term August temperature trend is broadly flat.
August is about average for rainfall in Pudukkottai, averaging 72 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 1998 with 159 mm, while the driest was 1994 at 15 mm.
Relative humidity in Pudukkottai during August averages 65%. The most humid August was 2022 at 74%, and the least humid was 2002 at 55%.
August receives about 5.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Pudukkottai. The sunniest Augusts were 2005 and 2023 at 6.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1988 at 5.
Average wind speed in Pudukkottai during August is 3.2 m/s. The windiest August was 1990 at 4.3 m/s, while the calmest was 1998 at 2.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 29.4°C | 29.3°C | 29.7°C | 30.0°C | 29.6°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg High | 34.9°C | 34.5°C | 34.9°C | 35.2°C | 34.4°C | -0.5°C |
| Avg Low | 24.0°C | 24.2°C | 24.4°C | 24.8°C | 24.7°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 56 mm | 60 mm | 72 mm | 84 mm | 99 mm | +43 mm |
August temperatures in Pudukkottai have stayed relatively stable across the record.
August has ranged from a record low of 21.2°C (2006) to a record high of 40.1°C (1990).
Rainfall in August is about average for rainfall, averaging 72 mm, with a wettest year of 159 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0°C per decade while lows rose 0.2°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Pudukkottai
August is a good time to visit Pudukkottai, with days averaging 34.8°C and nights around 24.4°C (mean 29.6°C, close to Pudukkottai's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. January and December 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 | 34.8°C | 29.9°C | 25.1°C | 38.0°C | 23.9°C | 84 mm | 66% | 2.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 33.9°C | 29.3°C | 24.8°C | 36.4°C | 23.7°C | 127 mm | 73% | 2.5 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 36.3°C | 31.0°C | 25.7°C | 40.0°C | 24.3°C | 91 mm | 63% | 2.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2022 ❄️ | 32.8°C | 28.4°C | 23.9°C | 36.0°C | 22.7°C | 114 mm | 74% | 2.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 34.6°C | 29.4°C | 24.2°C | 38.4°C | 22.4°C | 106 mm | 67% | 2.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 34.3°C | 29.4°C | 24.5°C | 37.0°C | 23.0°C | 73 mm | 70% | 2.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 35.1°C | 30.0°C | 24.9°C | 38.8°C | 22.8°C | 102 mm | 63% | 3.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2018 | 35.9°C | 30.4°C | 25.0°C | 38.7°C | 23.4°C | 35 mm | 59% | 4.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 34.1°C | 29.4°C | 24.7°C | 36.9°C | 22.9°C | 131 mm | 69% | 2.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 36.0°C | 30.3°C | 24.7°C | 38.2°C | 22.9°C | 58 mm | 62% | 3.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2015 | 35.9°C | 30.4°C | 25.0°C | 38.8°C | 23.4°C | 78 mm | 62% | 2.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2014 | 34.7°C | 29.8°C | 24.9°C | 37.9°C | 23.5°C | 93 mm | 64% | 3.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2013 | 35.0°C | 29.8°C | 24.7°C | 38.2°C | 23.4°C | 109 mm | 64% | 3.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2012 | 35.2°C | 30.0°C | 24.8°C | 39.6°C | 23.6°C | 81 mm | 62% | 2.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 35.3°C | 30.0°C | 24.8°C | 38.9°C | 23.0°C | 68 mm | 61% | 3.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2010 | 34.6°C | 29.7°C | 24.8°C | 38.5°C | 22.3°C | 85 mm | 65% | 2.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2009 | 35.7°C | 30.4°C | 25.1°C | 39.3°C | 23.1°C | 57 mm | 61% | 3.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2008 | 33.3°C | 28.7°C | 24.1°C | 36.2°C | 22.8°C | 146 mm | 71% | 2.5 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 34.2°C | 29.2°C | 24.1°C | 37.3°C | 23.2°C | 91 mm | 68% | 2.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2006 | 35.5°C | 30.0°C | 24.6°C | 39.7°C | 21.2°C | 147 mm | 63% | 3.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2005 🔥 | 36.8°C | 31.2°C | 25.5°C | 40.0°C | 24.4°C | 46 mm | 57% | 3.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 35.3°C | 29.6°C | 24.0°C | 38.4°C | 23.0°C | 23 mm | 64% | 3.7 m/s | 6 |
| 2003 | 33.8°C | 29.0°C | 24.2°C | 37.1°C | 22.8°C | 103 mm | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2002 | 36.2°C | 30.6°C | 25.0°C | 38.9°C | 23.7°C | 19 mm | 55% | 4.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2001 | 34.8°C | 29.4°C | 23.9°C | 37.6°C | 22.6°C | 37 mm | 68% | 3.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2000 | 33.4°C | 28.6°C | 23.7°C | 36.7°C | 22.8°C | 49 mm | 69% | 3.6 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1999 | 34.7°C | 29.7°C | 24.7°C | 39.4°C | 23.7°C | 40 mm | 62% | 3.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1998 🌧️ | 32.8°C | 28.6°C | 24.4°C | 37.5°C | 23.4°C | 159 mm | 74% | 2.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1997 | 35.6°C | 30.1°C | 24.7°C | 38.7°C | 22.4°C | 18 mm | 60% | 3.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1996 | 33.5°C | 28.6°C | 23.7°C | 37.6°C | 22.4°C | 132 mm | 69% | 3.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1995 | 34.2°C | 29.3°C | 24.4°C | 37.7°C | 22.9°C | 64 mm | 67% | 3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1994 | 34.7°C | 29.5°C | 24.4°C | 38.1°C | 23.3°C | 15 mm | 63% | 3.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1993 | 34.7°C | 29.3°C | 24.0°C | 38.0°C | 22.6°C | 38 mm | 65% | 3.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1992 | 34.5°C | 29.2°C | 23.9°C | 37.6°C | 22.7°C | 28 mm | 64% | 3.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 34.0°C | 28.7°C | 23.4°C | 36.9°C | 22.2°C | 74 mm | 67% | 3.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1990 | 35.8°C | 30.2°C | 24.6°C | 40.1°C | 23.3°C | 36 mm | 57% | 4.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1989 | 35.7°C | 29.8°C | 23.9°C | 38.2°C | 22.7°C | 19 mm | 60% | 4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1988 | 33.1°C | 28.6°C | 24.1°C | 37.2°C | 22.4°C | 64 mm | 71% | 2.6 m/s | 5 |
| 1987 | 34.5°C | 29.3°C | 24.2°C | 37.0°C | 23.0°C | 47 mm | 65% | 2.9 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1986 | 34.9°C | 29.3°C | 23.6°C | 38.5°C | 21.9°C | 94 mm | 63% | 3.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1985 | 35.0°C | 29.5°C | 24.1°C | 38.2°C | 22.8°C | 64 mm | 60% | 3.5 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1984 | 35.6°C | 29.6°C | 23.5°C | 38.7°C | 22.2°C | 57 mm | 62% | 3.8 m/s | 6 |
| 1983 | 35.1°C | 30.1°C | 25.0°C | 37.6°C | 22.9°C | 64 mm | 59% | 3.5 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 35.1°C | 29.6°C | 24.2°C | 39.9°C | 23.3°C | 18 mm | 60% | 3.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 34.7°C | 29.1°C | 23.6°C | 36.8°C | 22.6°C | 78 mm | 66% | 3.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 34.8°C with lows near 24.4°C (mean 29.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 72 mm of rainfall in Pudukkottai, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 159 mm in 1998.
The hottest August reached 40.1°C in 1990. The coldest dipped to 21.2°C in 2006.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have held steady by about 0°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 24.1°C to 24.7°C while daytime highs eased from 35.1°C to 34.5°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Pudukkottai and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 34.8°C daytime highs and 24.4°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 7th coolest month in Pudukkottai, averaging 29.6°C.
For August in Pudukkottai, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 34.8°C and lows of 24.4°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 65% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in August is 3.2 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 4.3 m/s (1990).
The wettest August on record was 1998 with 159 mm. On average, August sees 72 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 Pudukkottai 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.
