Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, is situated at an altitude of 1,400 meters from sea level. But the highest point of Kathmandu valley is Phulchoki, at an altitude of 2,762 meters from sea level. Kathmandu valley weather is referred to as the best weather among all the places of Nepal. Pokhara is 200km far from Kathmandu.
In Kathmandu valley, the warm season usually lasts between 5.9 to 6.2 months, from mid-April to early October.
The temperature during summer is above 25°C most of the time.
June is the hottest month with an average temperature of 29-30 °C.
It was also the month of June when the hottest temperature of Kathmandu valley was recorded at 37.8°C (100°F).
The lowest Kathmandu valley temperature was -2.2°C (28.0°F) in the month of January.
In Kathmandu, the winter season normally starts from October and lasts till March or early April.
During this season, the temperature is mostly chilly and cold with temperature dropping up to -2 from January to February.
Winter months are always filled with tourists and trekkers as the climate is perfect for traveling.
November to February is the coldest month when the capital city witnesses moderate snowfall at times.
Chandragiri Hill, however, witnesses snowfall almost every year.
Even the tap water freezes at some places near Kathmandu city from December to early February.
Most of the cities in Kathmandu valley are covered in frost during winter.
The overall average temperature of Kathmandu valley for a whole year is 18.3°C (65.0°F). So, Kathmandu is chilly most of the year.
Should you ever choose to shift to Kathmandu, make sure you can bear cold weather.
| Warmest month of the year | 23.9°C (75.0°F). |
| Coolest month of the year | 10°C (50.0°F). |
In Kathmandu, on average 1361.4 mm of rain falls every year.
June to August is the rainy season in Kathmandu, while July sees the most precipitation, which is about 375.9 mm of rain.
November sees the least amount of rain, just about 2.5 mm of precipitation on average.
The month of February sees precipitation of 26.0 days on average. While only 10 days of precipitation occurs in June, making it the least precipitation occurring month.
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