Punjab · India
Amritsar in August
In August, Amritsar averages a daytime high of 34 °C and a night-time low of 26 °C, with about 201 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Amritsar's most comfortable months, November to March.
- Average high
- 34 °C
- Average low
- 26 °C
- Rain in the month
- 201 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 13 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 243
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Amritsar
August is tied for the 4th warmest month in Amritsar by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 20 °C to 39 °C and the lows from 5 °C to 26 °C. By day, August is 1 °C cooler than July, and September is about the same as August.
August brings 201 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 64 mm (769 mm a year); it is tied for the wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 13 h 20 min, against 10 h 10 min at the shortest and 14 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 °C | 5 °C | 33 mm | Yes |
| February | 22 °C | 8 °C | 35 mm | Yes |
| March | 28 °C | 13 °C | 34 mm | Yes |
| April | 34 °C | 18 °C | 24 mm | |
| May | 39 °C | 23 °C | 18 mm | |
| June | 39 °C | 26 °C | 73 mm | |
| July | 35 °C | 26 °C | 201 mm | |
| August | 34 °C | 26 °C | 201 mm | |
| September | 34 °C | 23 °C | 115 mm | |
| October | 33 °C | 17 °C | 18 mm | |
| November | 27 °C | 11 °C | 8 mm | Yes |
| December | 21 °C | 6 °C | 10 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Amritsar?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 34 °C is above 29 °C and about 201 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Amritsar are November to March; the nearest are March, before, and November, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in India in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Amritsar
This guide lists 243 places to stay in Amritsar, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 121; 1–3 km, 99; 3–10 km, 20; 10 km or more, 3.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.