Dhankutā weather in August

In August, Dhankutā sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 493 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 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 Dhankutā's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dhankutā's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 493 mm; 30.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:31 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 11th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 3.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Dhankutā is human settlement.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dhankutā reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	22
2	27	22
3	27	22
4	27	22
5	27	22
6	27	22
7	27	22
8	27	22
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10	27	22
11	27	22
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	27	22
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17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

Dhankutā weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 6°	24	5.2	10.5	6.6
Feb	20° / 8°	34	6.5	11	6.9
Mar	24° / 11°	45	8.2	11.8	7.3
Apr	27° / 15°	103	15.5	12.6	5.8
May	27° / 19°	229	25.5	13.3	4.3
Jun	27° / 21°	447	29.2	13.7	3.4
Jul	27° / 22°	664	31	13.5	3.2
Aug	27° / 22°	493	30.9	13	3.2
Sep	27° / 21°	360	27.7	12.2	3.8
Oct	25° / 16°	100	13.9	11.4	6.5
Nov	22° / 11°	20	3.7	10.7	8.1
Dec	19° / 7°	12	2.6	10.3	7.6

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 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	8	9	9
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	92	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	7	93
29	8	92
30	9	91
31	9	91

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dhankutā gets around 493 mm of rain over 30.9 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	99
20	99
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	98
31	98

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	19	20	22	23	25
Oppressive (%)	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	90	89	89	88	87	86	85	84	83	81	80	78	77	75

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	14	86
24	15	85
25	16	84
26	17	83
27	19	81
28	20	80
29	22	78
30	23	77
31	25	75

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
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10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
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16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

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 5:23 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:13 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:14	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:23	6:40
2	13.3	5:24	6:40
3	13.2	5:24	6:39
4	13.2	5:25	6:38
5	13.2	5:25	6:38
6	13.2	5:26	6:37
7	13.2	5:26	6:36
8	13.1	5:27	6:35
9	13.1	5:27	6:35
10	13.1	5:28	6:34
11	13.1	5:28	6:33
12	13.1	5:29	6:32
13	13.0	5:29	6:31
14	13.0	5:30	6:30
15	13.0	5:30	6:30
16	13.0	5:31	6:29
17	12.9	5:31	6:28
18	12.9	5:32	6:27
19	12.9	5:32	6:26
20	12.9	5:33	6:25
21	12.8	5:33	6:24
22	12.8	5:34	6:23
23	12.8	5:34	6:22
24	12.8	5:35	6:21
25	12.7	5:35	6:20
26	12.7	5:36	6:19
27	12.7	5:36	6:18
28	12.7	5:37	6:17
29	12.6	5:37	6:16
30	12.6	5:38	6:14
31	12.6	5:38	6:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.7	Moderate
31	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dhankutā

In seasonPeak

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

Dhankutā'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 Dhankutā?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dhankutā.

What to pack for Dhankutā in August

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

In August, Dhankutā sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Dhankutā in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dhankutā peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	4	9	8	9	8	12	10	10	7	4	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Dhankutā 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 Dhankutā is worst in January — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	112	103	87	70	55	42	24	30	39	61	85	107
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	112	Unhealthy
Feb	103	Unhealthy
Mar	87	Unhealthy
Apr	70	Unhealthy
May	55	Unhealthy
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	61	Unhealthy
Nov	85	Unhealthy
Dec	107	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Dhankutā?

Dhankutā sits at 27.0°N, 87.3°E, 1,188 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Dharān, 20 km away.

Topography around Dhankutā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dhankutā has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m around an average of 993 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,546 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,143 m.

The land around Dhankutā is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,266 m

trees 86%

16 km

2,546 m

trees 84%

80 km

5,143 m

trees 67%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

← July Dhankutā year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Dharān 20 km · Īṭahari̇̄ 36 km · Khā̃dbāri̇̄ 45 km · Inaruwa 46 km · Biratnagar 59 km · Ilām 60 km · Triyuga 66 km · Rājbirāj 76 km

Nepal travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / D / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 24% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,536; 2025
Happiness: 5.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 16%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.1; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 16.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 514
Religion

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 Dhankutā (26.9833°, 87.3333°, elevation 1,188 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	22
2	27	22
3	27	22
4	27	22
5	27	22
6	27	22
7	27	22
8	27	22
9	27	22
10	27	22
11	27	22
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	27	22
16	27	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	7	93
29	8	92
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	99
20	99
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	98
31	98

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	14	86
24	15	85
25	16	84
26	17	83
27	19	81
28	20	80
29	22	78
30	23	77
31	25	75

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	22
2	27	22
3	27	22
4	27	22
5	27	22
6	27	22
7	27	22
8	27	22
9	27	22
10	27	22
11	27	22
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	27	22
16	27	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	7	93
29	8	92
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	99
20	99
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	98
31	98

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	14	86
24	15	85
25	16	84
26	17	83
27	19	81
28	20	80
29	22	78
30	23	77
31	25	75

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	22
2	27	22
3	27	22
4	27	22
5	27	22
6	27	22
7	27	22
8	27	22
9	27	22
10	27	22
11	27	22
12	27	22
13	27	22
14	27	22
15	27	22
16	27	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	7	93
29	8	92
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	99
20	99
21	99
22	99
23	99
24	99
25	99
26	99
27	99
28	99
29	99
30	98
31	98

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	14	86
24	15	85
25	16	84
26	17	83
27	19	81
28	20	80
29	22	78
30	23	77
31	25	75