Climate averages 1991–2020
Birgañj weather
in January.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Birgañj: daytime highs average 21.7°C and nights cool to about 10.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 39 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mothīhāri (41 km away). In January its highs average 22.0°C, about as warm as Birgañj, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Nepal, Birgañj ranks 3rd of 16 for the warmest January highs and joint 6th of 16 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 16 cities is 20.0°C; Birgañj is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 25.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 17 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Birgañj climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 21.7°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 13 | 1.8 | 10.611 h |
| February | 25.3°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 17 | 2.1 | 11.211 h |
| March | 31.3°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 12 | 2.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 26 | 5.2 | 12.813 h |
| May | 35.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 76 | 11.4 | 13.513 h |
| June | 33.8°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 226 | 20.5 | 13.814 h |
| July | 31.1°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 441 | 28.6 | 13.714 h |
| August | 31.0°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 347 | 28.1 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 225 | 22.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.8°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 45 | 5.1 | 11.512 h |
| November | 27.4°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 4.7 | 0.5 | 10.811 h |
| December | 23.5°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 7.1 | 0.7 | 10.510 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Mothīhāri in JanuaryIndia · 41 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Bettiah in JanuaryIndia · 44 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 10.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Hetauda in JanuaryNepal · 48 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 9.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Bagaha (Bihar, 27.10°N 84.09°E), India in JanuaryIndia · 79 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 9.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Bharatpur, Nepal in JanuaryNepal · 86 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Madhyapur Thimi in JanuaryNepal · 89 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 6.6°C · 42 mm rain
- Siwān in JanuaryIndia · 103 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 10.3°C · 16 mm rain
- Kushinagar in JanuaryIndia · 103 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 10.0°C · 16 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Birgañj) is explained once on the Birgañj year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.