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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16 cities
Cities in Nepal
| City | Average high | Average low | Rain mm/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 22°C | 13°C | 4,839 |
| Bharatpur, Nepal | 28°C | 19°C | 2,365 |
| Birgañj | 30°C | 20°C | 1,438 |
| Biratnagar | 29°C | 20°C | 1,611 |
| Dhangaḍhi̇̄ | 28°C | 17°C | 1,515 |
| Hetauda | 27°C | 18°C | 2,057 |
| Janakpur | 30°C | 20°C | 1,331 |
| Butwāl | 29°C | 20°C | 2,053 |
| Dharān | 26°C | 18°C | 1,740 |
| Nepalgunj | 29°C | 18°C | 1,130 |
| Birendranagar | 26°C | 16°C | 1,959 |
| Madhyapur Thimi | 22°C | 14°C | 2,537 |
| Lahān | 29°C | 19°C | 1,410 |
| Bhimdatta | 28°C | 17°C | 1,687 |
| Triyuga | 28°C | 19°C | 1,448 |
| Inaruwa | 28°C | 19°C | 1,611 |
Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.