August Rainfall and Precipitation in India
Monthly rainfall totals, rainy days and the driest cities across India in August.
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Monthly precipitation
0 mm (0 in) dry → 150 mm (5.9 in) wet
Marker color shows total monthly precipitation in August: pale blue is dry, deep blue is wet.
Regions and islands in India
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- Andaman Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
- Delhi NCR
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Jim Corbett National Park
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Ladakh
- Lahaul and Spiti district
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Orissa
- Pondicherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Spiti Valley
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Vypin Island
- West Bengal
Popular cities in India
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- Agra
- Ahmedabad
- Alappuzha
- Amritsar
- Anjuna
- Baga
- Bengaluru
- Bhopal
- Bodh Gaya
- Calangute
- Candolim
- Chandīgarh
- Chennai
- Coimbatore
- Darjeeling
- Dharamshala
- Gangtok
- Gurugram
- Guwahati
- Havelock Island
- Hisār
- Hyderabad
- Imphal
- Indore
- Itānagar
- Jaipur
- Jaisalmer
- Jodhpur
- Kasol
- Kaza
- Kedarnath
- Kochi
- Kodaikānāl
- Kohīma
- Kolkata
- Kongthong
- Kovalam
- Kumarakom
- Leh
- Lonavala
- Lucknow
- Manāli
- McLeod Ganj
- Mumbai
- Munnar
- Mysore / Mysuru
- New Delhi
- Noida
- Ooty
- Pauri
- Pawas
- Pondicherry
- Pune
- Pushkar
- Raipur
- Rajkot
- Rishīkesh
- Rānchī
- Shillong
- Shimla
- Shirdi
- Srinagar
- Sūrat
- Thekkady
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Tirupati
- Udaipur
- Varanasi
- Varkala
- Āīzawl
India precipitation in August: frequently asked questions
How much rainfall does India receive in August?
With an average of 182 mm (7.2 in) of rain in August, New Delhi's weather becomes notably unpredictable due to the frequent downpours.
How many days does it rain in India in August?
Expect around 10 days rainy days in New Delhi during August.
Is August part of the rainy season in India?
August is generally a drier month for India, falling outside the main rainy season.
What is the wettest city in August in India?
Gangtok is the wettest city in India in August according to our database, with average rainfall of around 902 mm (36 in).
What is the driest city in August in India?
In our records, Tuticorin stands out as the driest city in India for August, averaging just 19 mm (0.7 in).
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