Climate averages 1991–2020
Dharān weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Dharān: daytime highs average 22.4°C and nights cool to about 11.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 14 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Inaruwa (27 km away). In February its highs average 24.6°C, 2.2°C warmer than Dharān, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Nepal, Dharān ranks 13th of 16 for the warmest February highs and joint 5th of 16 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 16 cities is 23.1°C; Dharān is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.1°C to 27.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Dharān climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.9°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 9.5 | 1.9 | 10.711 h |
| February, selected | 22.4°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.211 h |
| March | 27.5°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 15 | 3.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.4°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 44 | 8.5 | 12.813 h |
| May | 29.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 127 | 18.4 | 13.413 h |
| June | 29.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 319 | 26.6 | 13.814 h |
| July | 28.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 480 | 29.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 28.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 371 | 29.7 | 13.113 h |
| September | 28.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 276 | 24.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 73 | 8.1 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.4°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 7.4 | 1.1 | 10.911 h |
| December | 21.4°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 4.6 | 1.0 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Inaruwa in FebruaryNepal · 27 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 13.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Biratnagar in FebruaryNepal · 40 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 13.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Triyuga in FebruaryNepal · 58 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 12.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Arāria in FebruaryIndia · 78 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 13.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Lahān in FebruaryNepal · 80 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Dārjiling in FebruaryIndia · 101 kmHigh 12.5°C · Low 3.8°C · 71 mm rain
- Kishanganj in FebruaryIndia · 104 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 14.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Siliguri in FebruaryIndia · 115 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 12.9°C · 21 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 Dharān) is explained once on the Dharān year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.