Khajuraho weather in August

In August, Khajuraho sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 284 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Khajuraho's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khajuraho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
284 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:48 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Khajuraho is city.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Khajuraho reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13126
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33126
43126
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How August really feels in Khajuraho

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Khajuraho weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 11°162.310.68.8
Feb27° / 14°162.611.18.2
Mar33° / 18°11211.84.7
Apr38° / 24°61.412.61.1
May41° / 28°6213.20.0
Jun38° / 28°12211.413.50.9
Jul32° / 26°31623.313.42.5
Aug31° / 26°28423.912.93.0
Sep32° / 25°15215.212.23.6
Oct32° / 21°252.911.45.2
Nov29° / 16°8110.87.7
Dec24° / 12°91.110.59.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11793
12892
13892
14892
15892
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282179
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302377
312476

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Khajuraho gets around 284 mm of rain over 23.9 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 77% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
281
381
481
581
681
781
880
980
1080
1180
1280
1379
1479
1578
1678
1777
1876
1976
2075
2174
2274
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2772
2872
2972
3071
3171

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61882
71783
81783
91783
101783
111783
121783
131783
141783
151783
161783
171882
181882
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201981
211981
222080
232080
242080
252179
262179
272278
282278
292377
302377
312476

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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510calm
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1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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1510calm
169calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 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 5:41 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:416:51
213.25:426:51
313.15:426:50
413.15:436:50
513.15:436:49
613.15:446:48
713.15:446:48
813.05:456:47
913.05:456:46
1013.05:456:45
1113.05:466:45
1213.05:466:44
1312.95:476:43
1412.95:476:42
1512.95:486:41
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1712.95:496:40
1812.85:496:39
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2012.85:506:37
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2712.65:536:30
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3112.55:546:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.77 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Khajuraho

In seasonPeak

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

Khajuraho's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Khajuraho sees seasonal dust haze (May–June), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Khajuraho?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khajuraho.

What to pack for Khajuraho in August

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

In August, Khajuraho sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Khajuraho 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 Khajuraho peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 16UV 12Nov 23UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Khajuraho 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 Khajuraho is worst in December — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 40 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 20108 µg/m³Jul 2340 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan104Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr48Poor
May47Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov95Unhealthy
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Khajuraho?

Khajuraho sits at 24.8°N, 79.9°E, 218 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Varanasi, 314 km away.

VaranasiAgraFatehpur SikriNepalgunjGulariyāṬikāpurDhangaḍhi̇̄Tulsi̇̄pur

Topography around Khajuraho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khajuraho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m.

The land around Khajuraho is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
354 m
80 km
474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Varanasi 314 km · Agra 323 km · Fatehpur Sikri 338 km · Nepalgunj 393 km · Gulariyā 399 km · Ṭikāpur 426 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 433 km · Tulsi̇̄pur 434 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 Khajuraho (24.8481°, 79.9335°, elevation 218 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).