India in August

🟢 Good time

Agra24–33°C · 199 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; Yamuna can flood in monsoon

Ajmer25–32°C · 181 mm · Like Pushkar; huge Urs crowds at the dargah

Auroville26–35°C · 135 mm · Rain shadow: dry-hot summer; NE monsoon rains Oct–Dec

Bengaluru20–28°C · 163 mm · Plateau ~900 m: mild all year; driest Nov–Feb

Chandigarh26–33°C · 273 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; 44°C+ May–Jun; record July downpours

Delhi27–34°C · 227 mm · Dry cool Oct–Mar; 45°C+ heat May–Jun; Nov smog

Govardhan26–35°C · 213 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; the 21 km parikrama is unshaded, so May–Jun is dangerous

Hampi22–30°C · 114 mm · Open-sun ruins: comfort Oct–Feb; 42°C Mar–Jun

Haridwar25–33°C · 281 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; July = Kanwar Yatra road closures

Hyderabad22–30°C · 204 mm · Deccan: dry mild winter; 40°C+ Apr–Jun

Isha Yoga Center22–32°C · 44 mm · Coimbatore rain shadow: mild monsoon, breezy summer

Jaipur25–33°C · 203 mm · Semi-arid: dry Oct–Mar; 45°C+ Apr–Jun

Mathura26–35°C · 213 mm · Comfort Oct–Mar; Yamuna floods possible in monsoon

Mysore20–29°C · 91 mm · Rain-shadow plateau: comfortable year-round; Dasara in Oct

Pune22–28°C · 156 mm · Deccan plateau: drier & milder than Mumbai

Pushkar25–32°C · 181 mm · Desert edge: ideal Oct–Mar; camel fair in Nov

Tirumala21–28°C · 157 mm · Comfort Nov–Feb; NE monsoon rains Oct–Dec

Vrindavan26–35°C · 213 mm · Best Oct–Mar; Holi & Janmashtami peak crowds

Festivals in August

🟧 Better avoid

Dehradun, Goa, Gokarna, Kochi, Kolkata, Mayapur, Mumbai, Munnar, Murudeshwar, Mussoorie, Naggar, Ooty & Coonoor, Rishikesh, Udupi, Ujjain, Varanasi

Season ratings from the India GO database; temperature and rain are IMD averages.