Fatehpur Sikri weather in August

In August, Fatehpur Sikri sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 214 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Fatehpur Sikri's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fatehpur Sikri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
214 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:54 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Fatehpur Sikri is town in Agra District, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Fatehpur Sikri reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Fatehpur Sikri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Fatehpur Sikri weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 142.110.58.4
Feb25° / 12°151.9118.7
Mar31° / 17°112.111.85.5
Apr38° / 23°82.512.61.5
May41° / 27°12413.30.0
Jun39° / 29°688.313.70.5
Jul35° / 28°21519.913.52.0
Aug33° / 27°21420.3132.7
Sep34° / 26°941112.23.2
Oct33° / 21°191.811.44.4
Nov29° / 15°61.110.77.7
Dec23° / 10°70.710.39.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21882
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fatehpur Sikri gets around 214 mm of rain over 20.3 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 66% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3157

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111089
211089
311089
411188
511188
601189
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1001189
1101189
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1501189
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2611881
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2821979
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3122177

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:477:04
213.35:477:04
313.35:487:03
413.25:487:02
513.25:497:01
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713.25:507:00
813.15:506:59
913.15:516:58
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1113.15:526:57
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1313.05:536:55
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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 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Fatehpur Sikri

In seasonPeak

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

Fatehpur Sikri's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Fatehpur Sikri sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Fatehpur Sikri?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fatehpur Sikri.

What to pack for Fatehpur Sikri in August

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

In August, Fatehpur Sikri sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Fatehpur Sikri in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fatehpur Sikri peaks around August 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateAug 16UV 10Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Fatehpur Sikri 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 Fatehpur Sikri is worst in December — around 252 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 76 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 21251 µg/m³Aug 1076 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan246Very unhealthy
Feb193Very unhealthy
Mar150Unhealthy
Apr112Unhealthy
May95Unhealthy
Jun91Unhealthy
Jul77Unhealthy
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep91Unhealthy
Oct161Very unhealthy
Nov234Very unhealthy
Dec252Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Fatehpur Sikri?

Fatehpur Sikri sits at 27.1°N, 77.7°E, 213 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Agra, 37 km away.

JaipurPushkarBhimdattaKhajurahoDhangaḍhi̇̄Rishikesh

Topography around Fatehpur Sikri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fatehpur Sikri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 174 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m.

The land around Fatehpur Sikri is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (90%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
73 m
80 km
306 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Agra 37 km · Delhi 178 km · Jaipur 186 km · Pushkar 316 km · Bhimdatta 323 km · Khajuraho 338 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 339 km · Rishikesh 341 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 Fatehpur Sikri (27.0937°, 77.66°, elevation 213 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).