Hyderabad weather in August

In August, Hyderabad sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 166 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hyderabad's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hyderabad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:03 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
93%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Hyderabad is capital of Telangana, India.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 40.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,406/km²
people per km²
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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Hyderabad reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Hyderabad

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.

Hyderabad weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°61.211.17.3
Feb32° / 19°30.811.45.6
Mar35° / 22°101.711.93.3
Apr37° / 25°164.612.41.8
May38° / 27°195.112.81.2
Jun33° / 25°10714.6132.7
Jul30° / 24°17019.112.93.6
Aug29° / 23°16617.612.64.1
Sep30° / 23°13015.512.14.2
Oct30° / 21°9811.511.64.8
Nov29° / 19°203.311.26.5
Dec28° / 16°30.7117.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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

Any precipitation

Hyderabad gets around 166 mm of rain over 17.6 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 56% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days.

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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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.09 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hyderabad

In seasonPeak

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

Hyderabad's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Hyderabad?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hyderabad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hyderabad in August

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

In August, Hyderabad sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Hyderabad 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 Hyderabad peaks around July 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highJul 17UV 13Jan 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Hyderabad 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 Hyderabad is worst in December — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Hyderabad's WHO annual average of 40.1 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 2357 µg/m³Jul 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb47Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr35Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct51Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Hyderabad?

Hyderabad sits at 17.4°N, 78.5°E, 515 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Hampi, 312 km away.

HampiAurangabadElloraBengaluruManaliChennaiPanajiGoa

Topography around Hyderabad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hyderabad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 514 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m.

The land around Hyderabad is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
500 m
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August weather nearby: Hampi 312 km · Aurangabad 430 km · Ellora 454 km · Bengaluru 499 km · Manali 508 km · Chennai 516 km · Panaji 537 km · Goa 543 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 Hyderabad (17.384°, 78.4564°, elevation 515 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).