climate of nepal

1. Climate of Nepal
 In northern Nepal summers are cool and winters are
severe, while in the south, summers are very hot while
winters are mild to cold. Nepal has five seasons: spring,
summer, monsoon, autumn and winter.
 In Nepal, there are different climates according to
altitude:
 Sub-tropical climate with a rainy season in the southern
flat strip, Tarai
 Temperate climate in the low mountains, between 4,000
and 7,000 feet in the mid-mountain region,
 Cold mountain climate in the peaks of the Himalayas. in
the higher parts of mountains between 7,000feet

2. Sub tropical climate
 In the thin southern plain,a region known as Tarai,
 In winter, it's sunny and mild, pleasantly warm during
the day but cool at night, sometimes even cold.
 The average temperatures in January is around 15 °C
(59 °F). By March, the temperature rises considerably
and it begins to be hot, while from April to June it's
scorching hot, and highs can reach or exceed 40 °C (104
°F).
 The highest temperature ever recorded in Nepalgunj
was 45.0 °C (113.0 °F) on 16 June 1995, while the
lowest temperature ever recorded was −0.3 °C (31.5
°F) on 9 January 2013.

3. Nepalganj - Average temperatures
Month
Min
(°C)
Max (°C)
Mean
(°C)
Min (°F) Max (°F)
Mean
(°F)
January 9 21 15 48 70 58.9
February 12 25 18.4 53 77 65.1
March 16 31 23.4 60 88 74
April 21 36 28.6 69 98 83.6
May 25 37 31 76 99 87.8
June 26 36 31.4 80 98 88.6
July 26 33 29.8 80 92 85.7
August 26 33 29.7 80 91 85.5
September 25 32 28.8 77 90 83.8
October 21 31 26 69 88 78.8
November 15 28 21.6 59 82 70.8
December 10 23 17 51 74 62.5
Year 19.4 30.7 25 66.9 87.3 77
Nepalganj
the average temperatures of Nepalganj

4.  In June, the summer monsoon arrives, characterized by
heavy rains, in the form of downpours and
thunderstorms.
 The monsoon arrives first in the east, in early June,
while in the west it comes in the middle of the month
or so. The temperature decreases, with the maximum
dropping to around 32 °C (90 °F) in July and August, but
the humidity increases, making the heat muggy.
 The rains are intense especially in July and August,
when they exceed 300 millimeters (12 inches) per
month, but in certain areas at the foot of the
mountains, especially in the east of the country, they
can exceed 600 mm (23.5 in) per month.

5. Nepalganj - Average precipitation
Month Millimeters Inches Days
January 20 0.8 1
February 25 1 1
March 9 0.4 1
April 8 0.3 1
May 30 1.2 4
June 155 6.1 10
July 310 12.2 17
August 325 12.8 17
September 215 8.5 10
October 40 1.6 4
November 7 0.3 1
December 8 0.3 1
Year 1150 45.4 68

6. Temperate climate (Mountain
Region, Hills-valleys )
 Above 800/1,000 meters (2,600/3,300 feet), the
climate is temperate.
 Average temperatures in Nepal drop 6°C in every 1,000
m high altitude.
 In hills and valleys, summers are temperate while
winter temperatures can plummet to sub zero.
 The Kathmandu Valley has a pleasant climate with
average summer temperatures of 20°C – 35°C and 2°C –
12°C in winter
 In Pokhara, at 800 meters (2,600 feet), the average
temperature ranges from 13.5 °C (56 °F) in January to
26 °C (79 °F) in July and August.

7. Pokhara - Average temper
Month Min (°C)
Max
(°C)
Mean
(°C)
Min
(°F)
Max (°F) Mean (°F)
January 7 20 13.4 45 67 56.1
February 9 22 15.7 49 72 60.3
March 13 27 19.8 55 80 67.6
April 16 30 22.8 60 86 73
May 18 30 24.2 65 86 75.6
June 21 31 25.8 70 87 78.4
July 22 30 26 72 86 78.8
August 22 30 26.1 72 86 79
September 21 29 25 69 85 77.1
October 17 28 22.1 62 82 71.8
November 12 24 18 53 75 64.4
December 8 21 14.4 46 69 57.8
Year 15.5 26.8 21.1 59.9 80.2 70

8.  Pokhara is the rainiest city of Nepal because it is
located at the foot of the Annapurna Range
 Rainfall amounts to 3,900 mm (153 in) per year,
including up to 940 mm (37 in) in July and 865 mm (34
in) in August.
 In winter the rains are rare, but there can be some
atmospheric instability already in spring, with
significant thunderstorms in April and May.

9. Pokhara-Average Precipitation.
Month Millimeters Inches Days
January 25 1
February 35 1.4
March 60 2.4
April 130 5.1
May 360 14.2
June 670 26.4
July 940 37
August 865 34.1
September 640 25.2
October 140 5.5
November 20 0.8
December 20 0.8
Year 3900 153.5

10.  Annual rainfall amounts of Kathmandu is 1,400 mm (55
in), of which 115 mm (4.5 in) fall already in May (due to
thunderstorms that precede the monsoon),
 up to 360 mm (14.2 in) in July, which is the rainiest
month.
 In September, still 185 mm (7.3 in) of rain fall, and 60
mm (2.4) in October, concentrated in the first part of
the month, before the monsoon withdraws.

11. Kathmandu - Average
precipitation
Kathmandu - Average precipitation
Month Millimeters Inches Days
January 15 0.6 2
February 15 0.6 3
March 30 1.2 4
April 55 2.2 6
May 115 4.5 12
June 255 10 17
July 360 14.2 23
August 315 12.4 22
September 185 7.3 15
October 60 2.4 4
November 10 0.4 1
December 15 0.6 1
Year 1425 56.1 110

12.  In Kathmandu, and in Nepal in general, the sun shines
quite often in winter and very often in spring, before
the monsoon.
 In contrast, in the rainy season, especially from July to
September, the sky is often cloudy, so it's difficult to
spot the highest mountains of the Himalayas.

13. Average sunshine hours per day in
Kathmandu.
Month Average Total
January 6.5 200
February 6 175
March 8 250
April 9.5 290
May 6.5 205
June 5.5 170
July 3 100
August 3 95
September 4 125
October 6 185
November 6 175
December 5.5 175
Year 5.9 2145

14. Cold Mountain Climate
 The temperature and rainfall vary with altitude and
with slope exposure. Most of the mountains of Nepal are
situated on the southern side, the temperature is
relatively mild even at high altitudes.
 The annual mean temperatures(AMT) of Jumla, located
at 2,300 meters (7,500 ft) is 12.8ºC

15. Month
Min
(°C)
Max (°C)
Mean
(°C)
Min (°F) Max (°F) Mean (°F)
January -5 14 4.4 23 57 40
February -3 15 6 26 59 42.7
March 0 18 9.4 33 65 48.9
April 4 22 12.6 38 71 54.8
May 8 24 15.9 46 75 60.6
June 13 26 19.4 55 79 67
July 16 25 20.3 60 77 68.5
August 15 25 20 60 76 67.9
September 12 24 18.3 54 76 64.9
October 4 22 13 40 71 55.5
November -2 19 8.6 29 65 47.4
December -4 16 5.8 24 61 42.4
Year 4.9 20.8 12.8 40.8 69.5 55
Jumla - Average temperatures

16.  In inland areas, the summer monsoon penetrates with
more difficulty, precipitation doesn't go above 100/150
mm (4/6 in) per month in the rainiest months(July and
August) .
 Some particularly sheltered inland valleys which are in
the rain shadow behind the mountains receive lower
amount of rainfall, and have a desert or semi-desert
landscape, such as the kingdom of Mustang.

17.  The average temperature in January drops below
freezing (0 °C or 32 °F) above 3,000 meters (9,800 ft).
 Above 3,600 meters (11,800 ft), where the average
temperature of the warmest month does not exceed 10
°C (50 °F).
 Perennial snows in Nepal are found at very high
altitudes, around 6,000 meters (20,000 feet).

18.  At the base camp of Mount Everest, in the Khumbu
glacier, 5,300 meters (17,400 ft) above sea level, only
450 mm (17.5 in) of rain or snow fall per year.
 The average temperature is around -18 °C (0 °F) in
January and -2 °C (28 °F) in July, while at the Everest's
summit it's around -36 °C (-33 °F) in January and -18 °C
(0 °F) in July. On the highest peaks of Nepal, terrible
wind storms occur, especially in winter.