Climate averages 1991–2020
Pokhara weather
by month.
See how the year changes. June has the highest average daily maximum; December has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Pokhara averages a daytime high of 21.7°C and a nighttime low of 13.3°C, with about 4,839 mm of rain on roughly 261 days. June is the warmest month (average high 25.7°C) and January the coolest (14.8°C). July is the wettest month with 1,127 mm; December is the driest with 105 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Pokhara
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
Pokhara climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.8°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 131 | 15.9 | 10.611 h |
| February | 16.8°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 171 | 19.5 | 11.211 h |
| March | 20.5°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 159 | 19.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.0°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 163 | 16.5 | 12.813 h |
| May | 25.1°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 382 | 23.5 | 13.514 h |
| June | 25.7°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 690 | 28.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 25.3°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 1,127 | 30.7 | 13.814 h |
| August | 25.3°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 966 | 29.9 | 13.113 h |
| September | 24.7°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 603 | 27.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 22.5°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 196 | 19.1 | 11.512 h |
| November | 19.2°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 147 | 16.4 | 10.811 h |
| December | 16.3°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 105 | 14.6 | 10.410 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
Nearby cities
- Bharatpur, NepalNepal · 80 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 18.9°C · 2,365 mm rain a year
- ButwālNepal · 82 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 19.7°C · 2,053 mm rain a year
- Bagaha (Bihar, 27.10°N 84.09°E), IndiaIndia · 130 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 1,471 mm rain a year
- HetaudaNepal · 140 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 18.0°C · 2,057 mm rain a year
- Madhyapur ThimiNepal · 154 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 14.0°C · 2,537 mm rain a year
- BirgañjNepal · 165 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 19.7°C · 1,438 mm rain a year
- KushinagarIndia · 170 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 20.1°C · 1,259 mm rain a year
- BettiahIndia · 171 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 1,350 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+5:45, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 28.30°, 84.00° (5 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 1.0°C for the difference between the city's elevation (1,008 m) and the cell's (1,165 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 28.25°, 84.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.