The climate of Kathmandu (Nepal)
Kathmandu is located in a valley at an altitude of 1,350 meters above
sea level and is the capital of the Asian country of Nepal. The city
has a population of 1.5 million and is known for the many Buddhist
temples and palaces that can be found here. Mainly backpackers travel
to Kathmandu. Kathmandu is often an important stopover for
mountaineers prior to the ascent into the Himalayans. The largest
temple in the city is Bouddhanath and can be found in the Buddha
suburb. Kathmandu has a warm China climate with dry and relatively
warm winters and wet and warm summers. During the summer the
southwestern monsoon causes high precipitation figures within a short
period of time. Especially July and August are very wet with
respectively 360 and 314 millimeters of precipitation (based on a long
term average). Kathmandu gets 1,425 millimeters of annual
precipitation on average. Maximum temperatures can already be recorded
at the end of April: 28 degrees Celsius on average. Temperatures
remain as high as this till the end of September. After this
temperatures drop to reach 18 degrees Celsius in the coldest month of
January. During the winter subzero temperatures may occur during the
night. However, extremely cold temperatures are uncommon.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Kathmandu.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
18
1
6
2
n/a
February
19
3
6
2
n/a
March
24
7
8
2
n/a
April
27
11
9
3
n/a
May
29
15
6
6
n/a
June
29
19
5
11
n/a
July
28
19
3
16
n/a
August
28
19
3
14
n/a
September
28
18
4
10
n/a
October
26
13
6
3
n/a
November
23
7
5
1
n/a
December
19
2
5
1
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
