Gorakhpur weather in August
In August, Gorakhpur has daytime highs averaging 34 °C, nights around 27 °C, with 16 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 33.8°C Average high
- 26.5°C Average low
- 16days Wet days
- 122mm Rainfall
- 13h Daylight
Daily temperatures through August
How August develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 August | 33.8 °C | 26.8 °C | 54 % |
| 11–20 August | 33.8 °C | 26.5 °C | 55 % |
| 21–31 August | 33.9 °C | 26.3 °C | 42 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 11–20 of August (55 % of days) and least likely over days 21–31 (42 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical August | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 29 of 31 | 94 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 16 of 31 | 50 % |
Conditions in August
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 30 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 40 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 23 °C |
| Relative humidity | 72 % |
| Wind speed | 14 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 59 % |
August compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| June | 39.3 °C | 60 mm | 26 % |
| July | 35.4 °C | 131 mm | 59 % |
| August | 33.8 °C | 122 mm | 59 % |
| September | 34.1 °C | 64 mm | 26 % |
| October | 32.8 °C | 16 mm | 9 % |
See all twelve months for Gorakhpur
- August is the 6th warmest month here.
- It is the 11th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 12th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 13 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 16 of 31 days — 50 % of the month.
- Nights are about 7.3 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest August day on record since 1991 reached 40 °C, 6.4 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsAugust in Gorakhpur, answered
How warm is Gorakhpur in August?
Daily highs average 34 °C and nights fall to about 27 °C, a spread of 7.3 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes August the 4th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Gorakhpur in August?
August averages 122 mm of rain, spread over about 16 of the 31 days — 50 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 59 % of the sky.
How long are the days in August?
Gorakhpur averages 13 hours between sunrise and sunset in August. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.