Climate averages 1991–2020
Janakpur weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Janakpur: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 53 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Madhubani (44 km away). In October its highs average 29.9°C, about as warm as Janakpur, with 63 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Nepal, Janakpur ranks 2nd of 16 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 16 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 16 cities is 27.8°C; Janakpur is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.3°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 53 mm to 2.6 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Madhubani in OctoberIndia · 44 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 21.4°C · 63 mm rain
- Lahān in OctoberNepal · 55 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 20.3°C · 57 mm rain
- Darbhanga in OctoberIndia · 64 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.5°C · 63 mm rain
- Triyuga in OctoberNepal · 77 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 20.4°C · 64 mm rain
- Benipur in OctoberIndia · 78 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.6°C · 71 mm rain
- Muzaffarpur in OctoberIndia · 86 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 21.7°C · 56 mm rain
- Mothīhāri in OctoberIndia · 101 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 21.4°C · 56 mm rain
- Birgañj in OctoberNepal · 109 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 20.7°C · 45 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.