Nepal · Asia

Best Time to Visit Nepal

Best: Feb, Nov-Dec · Great: Mar-Apr, Oct

🎭 Arts & Culture🥾 Hiking & Trekking
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Weather

It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on July and a markedly drier stretch around November. In November, expect highs around 22°C with rain on roughly 1 day of the month.

Things to Do

Trekking toward Everest and Annapurna is the country's headline draw, and Dashain and Tihar, Nepal's biggest festivals, often fall nearby.

Local Cuisine

Try momos and dal bhat, Nepal's everyday staple meal.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryOK

Expect mild days around 19°/3°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).

High / Low19° / 3°C
Rainfall16 mm
Rainy days2
Sunrise6:47 AM
Sunset5:13 PM
Daylight10h 26m
FebruaryBest

Expect mild days around 21°/6°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).

High / Low21° / 6°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise6:28 AM
Sunset5:32 PM
Daylight11h 3m
MarchGreat

Expect warm days around 25°/10°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).

High / Low25° / 10°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:06 AM
Sunset5:54 PM
Daylight11h 48m
AprilGreat

Expect warm days around 27°/14°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low27° / 14°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise5:40 AM
Sunset6:20 PM
Daylight12h 40m
MayOK

Expect warm days around 27°/17°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 17°C
Rainfall96 mm
Rainy days12
Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset6:41 PM
Daylight13h 22m
JuneAvoid

Expect warm days around 27°/19°C, with very wet conditions (~18 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 19°C
Rainfall144 mm
Rainy days18
Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Daylight13h 45m
JulyAvoid

Expect warm days around 27°/20°C, with very wet conditions (~22 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 20°C
Rainfall176 mm
Rainy days22
Sunrise5:12 AM
Sunset6:48 PM
Daylight13h 36m
AugustAvoid

Expect warm days around 27°/19°C, with very wet conditions (~20 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 19°C
Rainfall160 mm
Rainy days20
Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Daylight12h 59m
SeptemberAvoid

Expect warm days around 26°/18°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).

High / Low26° / 18°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset6:05 PM
Daylight12h 9m
OctoberGreat

Expect warm days around 25°/14°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).

High / Low25° / 14°C
Rainfall32 mm
Rainy days4
Sunrise6:20 AM
Sunset5:40 PM
Daylight11h 19m
NovemberBest

Expect mild days around 22°/8°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low22° / 8°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:42 AM
Sunset5:18 PM
Daylight10h 36m
DecemberBest

Expect mild days around 19°/4°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low19° / 4°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:52 AM
Sunset5:08 PM
Daylight10h 15m

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