Chari̇̄koṭ climate — normals and trends
Chari̇̄koṭ (Nepal) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 3,207 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chari̇̄koṭ averages 41 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 239 rainy days per year.
Chari̇̄koṭ has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 56 to 26 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.2 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest -8.2 °C (on 3 January 1953).
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
Chari̇̄koṭBagmati Province
- coords
- 27.67°, 86.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.9°C
Average daily high
17.4°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
3,207mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
6.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
239 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.1 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
29.2 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
-8.2 °C
3 January 1953
Wettest day
232 mm
22 July 1942
Windiest day
11.3 km/h
19 March 1945
Strongest gust
69.5 km/h
6 March 1980
Hottest feels-like
29.8 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-12.6 °C
25 January 1953
Snowiest day
25.1 cm
6 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.3 h
3 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 | 14.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 17 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 14.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 58 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 18.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 78 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 122 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 230 mm | +75 mm |
| Jun | 22.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 726 mm | +258 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 652 mm | -262 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 821 mm | +61 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 484 mm | +54 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 289 mm | +149 mm |
| Nov | 17.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 48 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 14.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 3 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chari̇̄koṭ?
Chari̇̄koṭ has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 3,207 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chari̇̄koṭ?
The hottest day measured in Chari̇̄koṭ between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 29.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chari̇̄koṭ?
The coldest day measured in Chari̇̄koṭ between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1953, at -8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Chari̇̄koṭ?
Yes. Chari̇̄koṭ gets on average 47.1 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Chari̇̄koṭ warmed?
Yes: Chari̇̄koṭ warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chari̇̄koṭ?
The wettest day measured in Chari̇̄koṭ between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1942, with 232 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chari̇̄koṭ?
The windiest day measured in Chari̇̄koṭ between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1945, with winds reaching 11.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chari̇̄koṭ?
The warmest month in Chari̇̄koṭ is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Chari̇̄koṭ?
Chari̇̄koṭ receives on average 3,207 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 239 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chari̇̄koṭ?
Chari̇̄koṭ gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chari̇̄koṭ?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chari̇̄koṭ between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1945, with 25.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chari̇̄koṭ?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Chari̇̄koṭ.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chari̇̄koṭ?
In Chari̇̄koṭ, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.8 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -12.6 °C on 25 January 1953.
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