Banepa climate — normals and trends
Banepa (Nepal) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 2,603 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Banepa averages 4 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.
Banepa has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 7 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.7 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest -5.5 °C (on 20 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BanepaBagmati Province
- coords
- 27.63°, 85.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,603mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
6.5km/h
Seasonal range
12.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
204 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.3 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
10.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.7 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
-5.5 °C
20 January 1940
Wettest day
369 mm
13 August 1995
Windiest day
15.5 km/h
10 April 2013
Strongest gust
64.4 km/h
4 October 1968
Hottest feels-like
34.9 °C
16 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-9.0 °C
20 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
6 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.2 h
1 June 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 16 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 18.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 17 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 21.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 30 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 106 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 234 mm | +70 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 534 mm | +108 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 372 mm | -342 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 560 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 381 mm | +57 mm |
| Oct | 22.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 284 mm | +177 mm |
| Nov | 20.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 34 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 16.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Banepa?
Banepa has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 2,603 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Banepa?
The hottest day measured in Banepa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Banepa?
The coldest day measured in Banepa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1940, at -5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Banepa?
Yes. Banepa gets on average 5.3 cm of snow per year and has around 4 frost days.
Has the climate of Banepa warmed?
Yes: Banepa warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Banepa?
The wettest day measured in Banepa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1995, with 369 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Banepa?
The windiest day measured in Banepa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2013, with winds reaching 15.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Banepa?
The warmest month in Banepa is July (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Banepa?
Banepa receives on average 2,603 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Banepa?
Banepa gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Banepa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Banepa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1945, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Banepa?
Yes: Banepa has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Banepa?
In Banepa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.9 °C on 16 August 2016, and the lowest was -9.0 °C on 20 January 1940.
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