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Puri in August
In August, Puri averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 26 °C, with about 293 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Puri's most comfortable months, December and January.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 26 °C
- Rain in the month
- 293 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 12 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 133
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Puri
August is tied for the 4th warmest month in Puri by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 27 °C to 34 °C and the lows from 17 °C to 27 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 1 °C warmer than August.
August brings 293 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 116 mm (1387 mm a year); it is the wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 12 h 50 min, against 11 h at the shortest and 13 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27 °C | 17 °C | 15 mm | Yes |
| February | 29 °C | 20 °C | 16 mm | |
| March | 32 °C | 24 °C | 15 mm | |
| April | 33 °C | 26 °C | 24 mm | |
| May | 34 °C | 27 °C | 66 mm | |
| June | 33 °C | 27 °C | 166 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 26 °C | 282 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 26 °C | 293 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 26 °C | 273 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 25 °C | 197 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 21 °C | 36 mm | |
| December | 28 °C | 17 °C | 4 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 Puri?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C and about 293 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Puri are December and January; the nearest are January, before, and December, 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 Puri
This guide lists 133 places to stay in Puri, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 34; 1–3 km, 82; 3–10 km, 13; 10 km or more, 4.
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.