Aurangabad weather in August

In August, Aurangabad sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 187 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aurangabad's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aurangabad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
187 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:12 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Aurangabad is city in the district of Sambhajinagar.

Air quality
High
PM10 73.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1592

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Aurangabad reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Aurangabad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Aurangabad weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°20.610.98.4
Feb30° / 16°20.411.36.7
Mar34° / 20°61.411.94.0
Apr37° / 23°41.312.41.8
May38° / 25°91.912.91.0
Jun33° / 24°18215.513.22.7
Jul29° / 23°2222313.13.5
Aug28° / 22°18722.912.74.0
Sep29° / 22°16916.412.14.4
Oct30° / 20°677.811.55.3
Nov29° / 17°152.911.16.7
Dec28° / 14°60.810.88.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14496
15496
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aurangabad gets around 187 mm of rain over 22.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
377
477
577
677
777
876
976
1076
1175
1275
1374
1474
1574
1673
1773
1873
1972
2072
2171
2271
2371
2471
2570
2670
2770
2870
2969
3069
3168

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12377
22377
32377
42476
52476
62476
72575
82575
92674
102773
112773
122872
132971
143169
153268
163367
173466
183565
193664
203763
213862
223862
233961
243961
254060
264060
274060
284060
294159
304159
314159

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:077:02
212.96:087:02
312.96:087:01
412.96:087:01
512.96:097:00
612.86:097:00
712.86:096:59
812.86:106:58
912.86:106:58
1012.86:106:57
1112.86:116:57
1212.76:116:56
1312.76:116:55
1412.76:126:55
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1712.76:136:52
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2912.56:166:43
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.62 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
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203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.8Moderate
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263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aurangabad

In seasonPeak

In August, Aurangabad sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aurangabad's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Aurangabad?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Aurangabad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aurangabad in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Aurangabad sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Aurangabad in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aurangabad peaks around July 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 15UV 13Nov 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec7High

Air quality in Aurangabad in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aurangabad is worst in January — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1086 µg/m³Jul 2226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan87Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May43Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aurangabad?

Aurangabad sits at 19.9°N, 75.3°E, 588 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Ellora, 25 km away.

MumbaiHyderabadPanajiHampiGoaUdaipurKhajuraho

Topography around Aurangabad

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aurangabad.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aurangabad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 585 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 m.

The land around Aurangabad is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
669 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ellora 25 km · Mumbai 273 km · Hyderabad 430 km · Panaji 513 km · Hampi 519 km · Goa 525 km · Udaipur 550 km · Khajuraho 727 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aurangabad (19.8776°, 75.3423°, elevation 588 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).