Climate averages 1991–2020
Janakpur weather
in January.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the joint 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 Janakpur: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 10.4°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 joint 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 40 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Madhubani (44 km away). In January its highs average 22.3°C, about as warm as Janakpur, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Nepal, Janakpur ranks 2nd 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; Janakpur is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 25.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 13 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
Janakpur climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 21.8°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 13 | 1.8 | 10.711 h |
| February | 25.5°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 13 | 2.0 | 11.211 h |
| March | 31.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 11 | 2.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 27 | 5.0 | 12.813 h |
| May | 35.2°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 87 | 11.4 | 13.413 h |
| June | 33.2°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 229 | 20.6 | 13.814 h |
| July | 30.9°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 397 | 26.9 | 13.614 h |
| August | 30.9°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 270 | 26.2 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.4°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 224 | 21.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.7°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 53 | 5.5 | 11.512 h |
| November | 27.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 2.6 | 0.4 | 10.911 h |
| December | 23.6°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 5.0 | 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
- Madhubani in JanuaryIndia · 44 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 10.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Lahān in JanuaryNepal · 55 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 10.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Darbhanga in JanuaryIndia · 64 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Triyuga in JanuaryNepal · 77 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 10.6°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Benipur in JanuaryIndia · 78 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 10.7°C · 14 mm rain
- Muzaffarpur in JanuaryIndia · 86 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Mothīhāri in JanuaryIndia · 101 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Birgañj in JanuaryNepal · 109 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 10.2°C · 13 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 Janakpur) is explained once on the Janakpur year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.