Kathmandu climate

Name: Kathmandu
Address: Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Nepal

Nepal · Kathmandu Valley · 27.717° N, 85.324° E

Köppen Cwbsubtropical highlandTemperate

Valley highland: warm wet summer monsoon and dry, crisp, sometimes near-freezing winter mornings.

Mild winters and warm summers, the classic middle-latitude climate.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

August, 80°F / 27°C

Coldest month

January, 41°F / 5°C

Annual swing

39°F / 22°C

Wettest month

July

Driest month

November

Rain per year

126.5" / 3214 mm

Snow per year

0.7" / 17 mm

Elevation

4268 ft / 1301 m

Time zone

Asia/Kathmandu

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	62 / 17	41 / 5	1.13 / 29	0.0 / 0	70%	2.8 / 4.5	32%
February	65 / 18	43 / 6	1.49 / 38	0.7 / 17	74%	3.1 / 5.0	36%
March	72 / 22	51 / 10	2.24 / 57	0.0 / 0	67%	3.2 / 5.1	33%
April	77 / 25	57 / 14	3.41 / 87	0.0 / 0	66%	3.2 / 5.1	40%
May	77 / 25	60 / 16	9.69 / 246	0.0 / 0	80%	2.9 / 4.7	48%
June	80 / 26	66 / 19	19.21 / 488	0.0 / 0	86%	2.7 / 4.3	68%
July	79 / 26	68 / 20	38.18 / 970	0.0 / 0	90%	2.3 / 3.7	90%
August	80 / 27	68 / 20	28.47 / 723	0.0 / 0	90%	2.2 / 3.5	88%
September	79 / 26	66 / 19	18.17 / 462	0.0 / 0	90%	2.2 / 3.5	82%
October	75 / 24	59 / 15	3.90 / 99	0.0 / 0	83%	2.5 / 4.0	46%
November	70 / 21	49 / 10	0.27 / 7	0.0 / 0	75%	2.5 / 4.0	27%
December	64 / 18	42 / 6	0.36 / 9	0.0 / 0	71%	2.7 / 4.3	25%

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