Best time to visit, weather and climate Nepal
Best time to visit Nepal
The best time to visit Nepal is from march until may and october, when you will have a pleasant temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Nepal is 26°C in june and the lowest is 15°C in january.
Nepal has the moderate climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Nepal or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Climate Nepal per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15°C | 17°C | 21°C | 24°C | 25°C | 26°C | 24°C | 24°C | 23°C | 22°C | 19°C | 16°C |
| 12 mm |
28 mm |
26 mm |
67 mm |
149 mm |
211 mm |
340 mm |
298 mm |
165 mm |
67 mm |
11 mm |
5 mm |
Climate data from: Kathmandu
Climate Nepal
Nepal has the moderate climate prevailing. There is a lot of rainfall in the summer, and in the winter it is quite dry again. The average annual temperature for Nepal is 21° degrees and there is about 1377 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 152 days a year with an average humidity of 61% and an UV-index of 4.
Climate Nepal
| Day |
| Night |
| Precip |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 15°C | 17°C | 21°C | 24°C | 25°C | 26°C | 24°C | 24°C | 23°C | 22°C | 19°C | 16°C |
| Night | 3°C | 5°C | 9°C | 12°C | 15°C | 17°C | 18°C | 17°C | 15°C | 11°C | 7°C | 4°C |
| Precip | 12 mm |
28 mm |
26 mm |
67 mm |
149 mm |
211 mm |
340 mm |
298 mm |
165 mm |
67 mm |
11 mm |
5 mm |
| Rain days |
4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 4 |
| Dry days |
27 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 27 |
| Sun hours per day |
7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Wind force in Bft |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| UV-index | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Weather Nepal january
On average, it is maximum 15° in january in Nepal and at least around 3° degrees. In january there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 12 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Nepal.
Weather Nepal february
On average, it is maximum 17° in february in Nepal and at least around 5° degrees. In february there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 28 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Nepal.
Weather Nepal march
On average, it is maximum 21° in march in Nepal and at least around 9° degrees. In march there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Nepal.
Weather Nepal april
On average, it is maximum 24° in april in Nepal and at least around 12° degrees. In april there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 67 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Nepal.
Weather Nepal may
On average, it is maximum 25° in may in Nepal and at least around 15° degrees. In may there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 149 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Nepal.
Weather Nepal june
On average, it is maximum 26° in june in Nepal and at least around 17° degrees. In june there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 211 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Nepal.
Weather Nepal july
On average, it is maximum 24° in july in Nepal and at least around 18° degrees. In july there are 31 days of rainfall with a total of 340 mm
Weather Nepal august
On average, it is maximum 24° in august in Nepal and at least around 17° degrees. In august there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 298 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Nepal.
Weather Nepal september
On average, it is maximum 23° in september in Nepal and at least around 15° degrees. In september there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 165 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Nepal.
Weather Nepal october
On average, it is maximum 22° in october in Nepal and at least around 11° degrees. In october there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 67 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Nepal.
Weather Nepal november
On average, it is maximum 19° in november in Nepal and at least around 7° degrees. In november there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 11 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Nepal.
Weather Nepal december
On average, it is maximum 16° in december in Nepal and at least around 4° degrees. In december there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 5 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Nepal.
14 day weather forecast Nepal
The weather for Kathmandu in Nepal will be ° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
Weather forecast this week
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Weather forecast next week
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About Nepal
Nepal is in the continental part Asia and the capital is Kathmandu. The total surface is 147.181 km² and the population consists of 28.825.709 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 8x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call Nepal you have to use +977 or 00977 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +9775012457809 or 009775012457809.
Nepal is in a straight line at 9.784 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 13 hours30.
Places near Nepal
Flight tickets to Nepal
Nepal has 5 airports which you can fly to:
- Tribhuvan International Airport
Kathmandu - Pokhara Airport
Pokhara - Biratnagar Airport
Birātnagar - Janakpur Airport
Janakpur - Taplejung Airport
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Currency Nepal
In Nepal the Nepalese rupee is used to pay.
Exchange rate Nepalese rupee (NPR) 19 june 2021
1 Nepalese rupee = 0,13 South African rand
100 Nepalese rupee = 13,03 South African rand
1 South African rand = 7,67 Nepalese rupee
100 South African rand = 767,20 Nepalese rupee
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It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
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Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
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Time difference Nepal
In Nepal it is now 06:21 o’clock in the morning on saturday 19 june 2021. That is 3,75 hour later than in New Zealand. The time zone of Nepal is Asia/Katmandu and the Greenwich time is UTC+05:+05.