climigo

Nepal

When to go?

The best months are October–May.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

IndiaBangladeshChinaKathmanduKathmanduKathmanduPokharaPokharaPokharaJanakpurdhamJanakpurdhamJanakpurdhamBiratnagarBiratnagarBiratnagarNamche BazaarNamche BazaarChitwan National ParkChitwan National ParkChitwan National ParkSagarmatha National ParkSagarmatha National Park

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 13°−2°
February 15°1°
March 20°5°
April 24°9°
May 25°12°
June 25°15°
July 25°17° torrential rain
August 25°17° torrential rain
September 24°15°
October 22°9°
November 18°4°
December 15°0°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−1.8 · 12.8 °CJanuary: −1.8 · 12.8 °C0.5 · 14.9 °CFebruary: 0.5 · 14.9 °C4.6 · 19.5 °CMarch: 4.6 · 19.5 °C8.8 · 23.5 °CApril: 8.8 · 23.5 °C12.2 · 24.8 °CMay: 12.2 · 24.8 °C15.2 · 25.4 °CJune: 15.2 · 25.4 °C16.5 · 24.6 °CJuly: 16.5 · 24.6 °C16.5 · 24.6 °CAugust: 16.5 · 24.6 °C14.9 · 24.0 °CSeptember: 14.9 · 24.0 °C9.3 · 21.6 °COctober: 9.3 · 21.6 °C4.3 · 18.4 °CNovember: 4.3 · 18.4 °C0.4 · 15.1 °CDecember: 0.4 · 15.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −1.8 – 12.8 °C
Feb 0.5 – 14.9 °C
Mar 4.6 – 19.5 °C
Apr 8.8 – 23.5 °C
May 12.2 – 24.8 °C
Jun 15.2 – 25.4 °C
Jul 16.5 – 24.6 °C
Aug 16.5 – 24.6 °C
Sep 14.9 – 24.0 °C
Oct 9.3 – 21.6 °C
Nov 4.3 – 18.4 °C
Dec 0.4 – 15.1 °C

How much it rains

January 29 mm3 d
February 40 mm4 d
March 43 mm4 d
April 56 mm5 d
May 112 mm10 d
June 223 mm18 d
July 369 mm28 d torrential rain
August 305 mm26 d torrential rain
September 186 mm16 d
October 61 mm5 d
November 16 mm2 d
December 17 mm2 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec29 mm · 3 rain days · 10 mm a dayJanuary: 29 mm · 3 rain days · 10 mm a day40 mm · 4 rain days · 10 mm a dayFebruary: 40 mm · 4 rain days · 10 mm a day43 mm · 4 rain days · 11 mm a dayMarch: 43 mm · 4 rain days · 11 mm a day56 mm · 5 rain days · 11 mm a dayApril: 56 mm · 5 rain days · 11 mm a day112 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a dayMay: 112 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a day223 mm · 18 rain days · 12 mm a dayJune: 223 mm · 18 rain days · 12 mm a day369 mm · 28 rain days · 13 mm a dayJuly: 369 mm · 28 rain days · 13 mm a day305 mm · 26 rain days · 12 mm a dayAugust: 305 mm · 26 rain days · 12 mm a day186 mm · 16 rain days · 12 mm a daySeptember: 186 mm · 16 rain days · 12 mm a day61 mm · 5 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 61 mm · 5 rain days · 12 mm a day16 mm · 2 rain days · 8 mm a dayNovember: 16 mm · 2 rain days · 8 mm a day17 mm · 2 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 17 mm · 2 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 29 mm3 d
Feb 40 mm4 d
Mar 43 mm4 d
Apr 56 mm5 d
May 112 mm10 d
Jun 223 mm18 d
Jul 369 mm28 d
Aug 305 mm26 d
Sep 186 mm16 d
Oct 61 mm5 d
Nov 16 mm2 d
Dec 17 mm2 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 33
February 11 h 13
March 11 h 58
April 12 h 50
May 13 h 32
June 13 h 55
July 13 h 45
August 13 h 09
September 12 h 20
October 11 h 31
November 10 h 46
December 10 h 22

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 59 cm
February 68 cm
March 71 cm
April 65 cm
May 56 cm
June 49 cm
July 47 cm
August 47 cm
September 47 cm
October 48 cm
November 49 cm
December 51 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

050100 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec59 cmJanuary: 59 cm68 cmFebruary: 68 cm71 cmMarch: 71 cm65 cmApril: 65 cm56 cmMay: 56 cm49 cmJune: 49 cm47 cmJuly: 47 cm47 cmAugust: 47 cm47 cmSeptember: 47 cm48 cmOctober: 48 cm49 cmNovember: 49 cm51 cmDecember: 51 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 59 cm
Feb 68 cm
Mar 71 cm
Apr 65 cm
May 56 cm
Jun 49 cm
Jul 47 cm
Aug 47 cm
Sep 47 cm
Oct 48 cm
Nov 49 cm
Dec 51 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Tourist areas

Cities