Inaruwa weather in August

In August, Inaruwa sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 346 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Inaruwa's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Inaruwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
346 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:32 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Inaruwa reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13227
23227
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How August really feels in Inaruwa

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.

Inaruwa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°101.410.59.0
Feb27° / 14°121.711.18.3
Mar32° / 19°122.411.84.9
Apr35° / 23°356.212.62.7
May35° / 25°11814.913.32.5
Jun33° / 26°30624.413.62.3
Jul32° / 26°41229.413.52.2
Aug32° / 26°34628.412.92.2
Sep32° / 26°27823.212.22.9
Oct31° / 22°776.211.45.2
Nov29° / 17°40.610.77.5
Dec25° / 13°40.510.49.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4694
5595
6595
7595
8694
9694
10793
11793
12892
13892
14892
15892
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311981

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Inaruwa gets around 346 mm of rain over 28.4 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
391
491
591
692
792
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993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1792
1892
1992
2092
2191
2291
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2490
2590
2690
2790
2889
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3089
3189

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
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11199
12199
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15199
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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
610calm
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1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
189calm
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249calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
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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 5:24 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:246:40
213.25:256:40
313.25:266:39
413.25:266:38
513.25:276:38
613.25:276:37
713.15:286:36
813.15:286:36
913.15:296:35
1013.15:296:34
1113.15:306:33
1213.05:306:32
1313.05:316:32
1413.05:316:31
1513.05:326:30
1612.95:326:29
1712.95:336:28
1812.95:336:27
1912.95:346:26
2012.95:346:25
2112.85:356:24
2212.85:356:23
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2412.85:366:21
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2612.75:376:19
2712.75:376:18
2812.75:386:17
2912.65:386:16
3012.65:396:15
3112.65:396:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
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273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Inaruwa

In seasonPeak

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

Inaruwa'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 Inaruwa?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Inaruwa.

What to pack for Inaruwa in August

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

In August, Inaruwa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Inaruwa 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 Inaruwa 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 12Nov 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Inaruwa 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 Inaruwa is worst in January — around 243 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 46 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 12241 µg/m³Jul 1747 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan243Very unhealthy
Feb196Very unhealthy
Mar138Unhealthy
Apr97Unhealthy
May75Unhealthy
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep73Unhealthy
Oct124Unhealthy
Nov191Very unhealthy
Dec231Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Inaruwa?

Inaruwa sits at 26.6°N, 87.1°E, 87 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Īṭahari̇̄, 14 km away.

DhankutāTriyugaLahānIlām

Topography around Inaruwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inaruwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,248 m.

The land around Inaruwa is covered by cropland (62%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
3,248 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Īṭahari̇̄ 14 km · Biratnagar 21 km · Dharān 27 km · Rājbirāj 40 km · Dhankutā 46 km · Triyuga 49 km · Lahān 67 km · Ilām 84 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
Hindu 81%Buddhist 8%Muslim 5%Kirat 3%

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 Inaruwa (26.6068°, 87.1478°, elevation 87 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).