Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in Nepal.

ClimaNote covers 16 cities in Nepal, starting with Pokhara, Bharatpur, Nepal and Birgañj. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.

Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 21.7°C in Pokhara to 29.7°C in Birgañj, and yearly rainfall from 1,130 mm in Nepalgunj to 4,839 mm in Pokhara. The hottest city-month is May in Nepalgunj, with an average high of 36.7°C, and the coolest is January in Pokhara, at 14.8°C. By single month, the most rain falls in July in Pokhara, with 1,127 mm, and the least in November in Dhangaḍhi̇̄, with 2.4 mm.

April is the warmest month in 9 cities, May in 4 and June in 2 (in 1 other city two or more months tie); January is the coolest in every city. July is the wettest month in every city; November is the driest in 13 cities and December in 3. Of these cities, all have a month with more than 300 mm of rain; none has a month with an average high below 2.0°C or a month with under 1 mm of rain.

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Yearly averages
Yearly climate averages for cities in Nepal
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Pokhara22°C13°C4,839
Bharatpur, Nepal28°C19°C2,365
Birgañj30°C20°C1,438
Biratnagar29°C20°C1,611
Dhangaḍhi̇̄28°C17°C1,515
Hetauda27°C18°C2,057
Janakpur30°C20°C1,331
Butwāl29°C20°C2,053
Dharān26°C18°C1,740
Nepalgunj29°C18°C1,130
Birendranagar26°C16°C1,959
Madhyapur Thimi22°C14°C2,537
Lahān29°C19°C1,410
Bhimdatta28°C17°C1,687
Triyuga28°C19°C1,448
Inaruwa28°C19°C1,611

Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.