Dharān climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Dharān?

Dharān has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,739 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dharān?

The hottest day measured in Dharān between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1957, reaching 41.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Dharān?

The coldest day measured in Dharān between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1964, at 2.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Dharān?

Almost never: Dharān sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Dharān warmed?

Yes: Dharān warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Dharān?

The wettest day measured in Dharān between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2005, with 339 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Dharān?

The windiest day measured in Dharān between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1992, with winds reaching 30.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Dharān?

The warmest month in Dharān is June (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Dharān?

Dharān receives on average 1,739 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Dharān?

Dharān gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Dharān (Nepal) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,739 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 June (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Dharān averages 0 frost days, 91 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.

Dharān has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 13 May 1957) and the coldest 2.3 °C (on 5 February 1964).

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

DharānKoshi

coords: 26.81°, 87.28°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

22.5°C

Average daily high

27.2°C

Average daily low

17.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,739mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

9.1km/h

Seasonal range

12.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

91 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

158 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.7 °C

Average feels-like low

19.5 °C

Average peak gust

29.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

175 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.9 °C

13 May 1957

Coldest day

2.3 °C

5 February 1964

Wettest day

339 mm

23 June 2005

Windiest day

30.7 km/h

23 March 1992

Strongest gust

90.4 km/h

17 October 1985

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

12 August 2019

Coldest feels-like

-1.4 °C

5 February 1964

Sunniest day

13.3 h

5 June 1964

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.8 °C13 July 2025	7.2 °C3 January 2025	23.6 °C	1,833 mm	160
2024	37.4 °C28 April 2024	6.2 °C13 January 2024	23.6 °C	2,280 mm	161
2023	39.0 °C8 June 2023	5.7 °C14 January 2023	23.7 °C	1,451 mm	144
2022	35.9 °C16 April 2022	6.5 °C31 January 2022	23.2 °C	1,420 mm	137
2021	36.4 °C26 April 2021	5.0 °C31 January 2021	23.0 °C	1,813 mm	123
2020	34.9 °C4 August 2020	6.4 °C19 December 2020	22.7 °C	1,789 mm	101
2019	35.5 °C6 August 2019	4.8 °C28 December 2019	22.9 °C	2,109 mm	142
2018	35.7 °C10 June 2018	5.6 °C31 December 2018	22.8 °C	1,675 mm	120
2017	34.6 °C27 April 2017	4.9 °C14 January 2017	23.2 °C	1,641 mm	129
2016	38.6 °C9 April 2016	6.6 °C23 January 2016	23.2 °C	1,837 mm	124
2015	34.9 °C5 May 2015	5.6 °C27 December 2015	23.0 °C	1,552 mm	118
2014	38.4 °C13 May 2014	7.0 °C9 January 2014	23.0 °C	1,583 mm	141
2013	38.0 °C12 April 2013	3.3 °C11 January 2013	23.0 °C	1,805 mm	120
2012	39.3 °C15 May 2012	5.0 °C15 January 2012	22.9 °C	1,539 mm	143
2011	36.2 °C21 April 2011	5.1 °C23 December 2011	22.7 °C	2,138 mm	119
2010	38.9 °C12 May 2010	6.7 °C3 January 2010	23.5 °C	1,656 mm	132
2009	38.5 °C9 May 2009	7.4 °C3 January 2009	23.6 °C	1,465 mm	140
2008	39.2 °C28 April 2008	6.3 °C2 February 2008	23.1 °C	1,855 mm	114
2007	39.0 °C1 June 2007	6.1 °C14 January 2007	23.1 °C	1,944 mm	127
2006	39.1 °C15 April 2006	6.2 °C25 January 2006	23.4 °C	1,467 mm	125
2005	39.6 °C1 June 2005	7.4 °C21 December 2005	23.2 °C	1,868 mm	126
2004	37.1 °C11 May 2004	6.2 °C3 January 2004	22.6 °C	1,987 mm	81
2003	35.1 °C24 July 2003	5.2 °C16 January 2003	22.4 °C	2,122 mm	80
2002	35.2 °C18 April 2002	7.2 °C24 January 2002	22.8 °C	1,703 mm	76
2001	38.0 °C7 April 2001	5.3 °C11 January 2001	22.9 °C	1,611 mm	116
2000	36.0 °C5 April 2000	5.3 °C17 January 2000	22.5 °C	1,706 mm	80
1999	36.5 °C5 April 1999	6.1 °C12 January 1999	23.2 °C	1,858 mm	103
1998	38.1 °C20 May 1998	6.4 °C23 January 1998	23.1 °C	2,281 mm	87
1997	38.3 °C15 May 1997	4.0 °C14 January 1997	22.3 °C	1,495 mm	88
1996	38.9 °C21 April 1996	7.4 °C17 December 1996	23.1 °C	1,734 mm	113
1995	38.9 °C23 April 1995	4.0 °C3 January 1995	23.3 °C	2,116 mm	124
1994	40.4 °C5 May 1994	6.1 °C26 December 1994	23.2 °C	1,266 mm	134
1993	36.5 °C7 April 1993	6.0 °C23 February 1993	22.4 °C	1,912 mm	58
1992	41.0 °C14 April 1992	5.3 °C8 February 1992	22.7 °C	1,116 mm	108
1991	38.5 °C16 April 1991	5.5 °C16 January 1991	22.7 °C	1,339 mm	104
1990	37.2 °C14 April 1990	6.0 °C4 January 1990	22.5 °C	1,827 mm	70
1989	40.5 °C6 May 1989	4.3 °C20 February 1989	22.6 °C	2,099 mm	92
1988	38.4 °C11 April 1988	6.9 °C27 January 1988	23.2 °C	1,868 mm	106
1987	40.9 °C18 May 1987	6.6 °C9 January 1987	23.0 °C	2,146 mm	79
1986	38.4 °C30 March 1986	4.8 °C29 December 1986	22.5 °C	1,350 mm	84
1985	38.9 °C25 April 1985	5.8 °C15 January 1985	22.6 °C	1,587 mm	88
1984	38.3 °C4 April 1984	4.9 °C29 January 1984	22.2 °C	1,572 mm	79
1983	35.9 °C9 April 1983	3.8 °C2 February 1983	22.2 °C	1,402 mm	99
1982	38.9 °C8 May 1982	7.0 °C5 January 1982	22.7 °C	1,154 mm	101
1981	34.9 °C14 June 1981	4.6 °C11 January 1981	22.1 °C	1,268 mm	68
1980	39.0 °C24 April 1980	5.0 °C16 January 1980	22.6 °C	1,254 mm	87
1979	39.0 °C30 May 1979	6.7 °C3 January 1979	23.2 °C	1,368 mm	114
1978	36.0 °C9 April 1978	4.0 °C6 January 1978	22.3 °C	1,308 mm	87
1977	38.6 °C31 May 1977	3.8 °C29 January 1977	22.4 °C	1,324 mm	94
1976	36.9 °C11 April 1976	4.0 °C19 January 1976	22.4 °C	1,636 mm	84
1975	37.8 °C4 April 1975	5.1 °C8 January 1975	22.5 °C	1,903 mm	96
1974	35.4 °C25 May 1974	4.6 °C7 February 1974	22.3 °C	1,913 mm	82
1973	40.8 °C15 April 1973	6.6 °C27 December 1973	22.9 °C	2,472 mm	82
1972	37.6 °C17 May 1972	4.9 °C18 February 1972	22.8 °C	1,818 mm	110
1971	33.3 °C26 March 1971	6.0 °C1 February 1971	21.7 °C	1,892 mm	30
1970	35.2 °C13 May 1970	6.8 °C26 December 1970	22.2 °C	1,371 mm	76
1969	36.2 °C18 May 1969	5.0 °C30 January 1969	22.3 °C	1,238 mm	72
1968	36.8 °C26 May 1968	5.5 °C12 February 1968	22.0 °C	1,871 mm	68
1967	36.3 °C18 May 1967	3.1 °C3 January 1967	22.0 °C	1,957 mm	62
1966	40.1 °C2 May 1966	6.5 °C25 January 1966	22.1 °C	2,221 mm	74
1965	37.5 °C26 April 1965	6.0 °C9 January 1965	22.1 °C	1,963 mm	79
1964	40.6 °C6 June 1964	2.3 °C5 February 1964	22.7 °C	1,597 mm	114
1963	36.3 °C18 May 1963	4.5 °C20 January 1963	22.3 °C	1,918 mm	77
1962	35.6 °C15 April 1962	5.2 °C18 January 1962	22.0 °C	2,224 mm	74
1961	39.9 °C20 May 1961	4.5 °C10 February 1961	22.3 °C	1,638 mm	90
1960	41.2 °C5 May 1960	5.5 °C2 January 1960	23.0 °C	1,872 mm	94
1959	38.6 °C9 April 1959	5.9 °C30 December 1959	22.3 °C	1,848 mm	75
1958	36.9 °C15 April 1958	6.8 °C16 February 1958	22.8 °C	2,177 mm	95
1957	41.9 °C13 May 1957	5.9 °C18 January 1957	23.0 °C	1,732 mm	111
1956	38.4 °C19 April 1956	5.2 °C2 January 1956	22.0 °C	2,030 mm	74
1955	36.8 °C15 May 1955	4.3 °C2 January 1955	22.1 °C	2,033 mm	82
1954	38.1 °C14 May 1954	5.2 °C31 December 1954	22.2 °C	2,194 mm	71
1953	31.5 °C31 July 1953	4.6 °C26 January 1953	21.0 °C	1,865 mm	13
1952	33.2 °C14 April 1952	6.4 °C13 January 1952	21.2 °C	2,090 mm	6
1951	33.6 °C19 May 1951	6.1 °C3 February 1951	21.5 °C	1,859 mm	26
1950	35.8 °C22 April 1950	3.9 °C12 February 1950	21.4 °C	2,380 mm	40
1949	30.6 °C21 September 1949	5.6 °C1 January 1949	21.2 °C	2,061 mm	2
1948	34.7 °C13 April 1948	6.2 °C31 December 1948	21.7 °C	1,520 mm	50
1947	37.1 °C17 May 1947	6.5 °C24 January 1947	22.2 °C	1,267 mm	83
1946	34.0 °C19 April 1946	6.7 °C2 January 1946	22.0 °C	1,917 mm	63
1945	36.4 °C9 April 1945	4.1 °C16 February 1945	21.6 °C	1,446 mm	86
1944	34.8 °C16 June 1944	5.1 °C19 January 1944	21.8 °C	1,262 mm	89
1943	31.9 °C6 April 1943	5.3 °C2 February 1943	21.0 °C	1,446 mm	6
1942	35.8 °C24 April 1942	6.2 °C6 January 1942	21.8 °C	1,779 mm	50
1941	33.3 °C8 April 1941	5.2 °C31 January 1941	21.3 °C	1,670 mm	27
1940	35.8 °C15 April 1940	5.9 °C20 January 1940	21.5 °C	1,010 mm	44

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.1 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

160 d/yr

+69

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1833 mm

+94 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.3 °C	+0.7 °C	3 mm	-9 mm
Feb	23.4 °C	+0.2 °C	6 mm	-6 mm
Mar	28.6 °C	+0.1 °C	17 mm	-0 mm
Apr	30.7 °C	-1.0 °C	94 mm	+46 mm
May	30.9 °C	-0.2 °C	164 mm	+56 mm
Jun	31.8 °C	+1.9 °C	135 mm	-181 mm
Jul	31.9 °C	+3.1 °C	206 mm	-291 mm
Aug	30.1 °C	+1.2 °C	671 mm	+289 mm
Sep	30.7 °C	+2.1 °C	228 mm	-29 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+1.5 °C	306 mm	+228 mm
Nov	26.8 °C	+1.8 °C	4 mm	-4 mm
Dec	22.1 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.8 °C

13 Jul 2025

Coldest day

7.2 °C

3 Jan 2025

Wettest day

130.2 mm

3 Aug 2025

Windiest day

25.2 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

67.3 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.2 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.7 °C

3 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Dharān?

Dharān has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,739 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dharān?

The hottest day measured in Dharān between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1957, reaching 41.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Dharān?

The coldest day measured in Dharān between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1964, at 2.3 °C.

Does it snow in Dharān?

Almost never: Dharān sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Dharān warmed?

Yes: Dharān warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Dharān?

The wettest day measured in Dharān between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2005, with 339 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Dharān?

The windiest day measured in Dharān between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1992, with winds reaching 30.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Dharān?

The warmest month in Dharān is June (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Dharān?

Dharān receives on average 1,739 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Dharān?

Dharān gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Dharān?

Yes: Dharān has on average 175 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dharān?

In Dharān, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 12 August 2019, and the lowest was -1.4 °C on 5 February 1964.

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