Dhulikhel climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Dhulikhel?

Dhulikhel has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 2,593 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Dhulikhel between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 37.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Dhulikhel?

The coldest day measured in Dhulikhel between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, at -1.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Dhulikhel?

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

Q: Has the climate of Dhulikhel warmed?

Yes: Dhulikhel warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Dhulikhel?

The wettest day measured in Dhulikhel between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2019, with 356 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Dhulikhel?

The windiest day measured in Dhulikhel between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1956, with winds reaching 17.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Dhulikhel?

The warmest month in Dhulikhel is June (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Dhulikhel?

Dhulikhel receives on average 2,593 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Dhulikhel?

Dhulikhel gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Dhulikhel (Nepal) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 2,593 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Dhulikhel averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.

Dhulikhel has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest -1.6 °C (on 7 January 1945).

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

DhulikhelBagmati Province

coords: 27.62°, 85.54°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

18.2°C

Average daily high

23.0°C

Average daily low

13.8°C

Annual rainfall

2,593mm

Sunshine / day

9.4h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

7.0km/h

Seasonal range

12.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

11 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

193 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.1 cm

Average feels-like high

24.7 °C

Average feels-like low

14.4 °C

Average peak gust

27.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

65 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °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

37.4 °C

26 May 1957

Coldest day

-1.6 °C

7 January 1945

Wettest day

356 mm

12 July 2019

Windiest day

17.2 km/h

4 April 1956

Strongest gust

86.0 km/h

12 October 1973

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

4 August 2020

Coldest feels-like

-5.0 °C

7 January 1945

Snowiest day

4.4 cm

6 January 1945

Sunniest day

13.1 h

2 June 2005

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	31.2 °C23 April 2025	5.3 °C9 January 2025	19.3 °C	2,580 mm	8	0
2024	33.1 °C30 April 2024	3.5 °C8 February 2024	19.4 °C	2,761 mm	24	0
2023	32.7 °C18 April 2023	3.0 °C14 January 2023	19.4 °C	2,295 mm	19	0
2022	30.3 °C25 April 2022	3.6 °C22 January 2022	19.0 °C	2,530 mm	2	0
2021	30.5 °C25 April 2021	2.4 °C31 January 2021	18.9 °C	3,545 mm	7	0
2020	32.2 °C4 August 2020	2.7 °C6 January 2020	18.4 °C	3,158 mm	1	0
2019	31.8 °C12 August 2019	2.6 °C25 December 2019	18.7 °C	2,814 mm	14	0
2018	30.6 °C20 July 2018	1.1 °C8 January 2018	18.5 °C	2,791 mm	2	0
2017	30.7 °C4 June 2017	2.5 °C14 January 2017	19.0 °C	2,631 mm	4	0
2016	32.2 °C30 April 2016	2.4 °C23 January 2016	19.1 °C	2,694 mm	14	0
2015	32.2 °C6 June 2015	1.6 °C24 December 2015	18.7 °C	1,852 mm	9	0
2014	32.1 °C21 May 2014	2.8 °C13 February 2014	18.7 °C	2,640 mm	23	0
2013	31.3 °C12 April 2013	-0.4 °C9 January 2013	18.7 °C	2,562 mm	7	1
2012	31.6 °C23 May 2012	1.8 °C31 January 2012	18.4 °C	2,577 mm	7	0
2011	29.3 °C26 June 2011	1.7 °C13 January 2011	18.3 °C	2,639 mm	0	0
2010	32.1 °C12 April 2010	2.6 °C12 January 2010	19.3 °C	2,437 mm	23	0
2009	33.0 °C24 April 2009	3.6 °C11 January 2009	19.2 °C	2,358 mm	20	0
2008	32.1 °C25 April 2008	1.1 °C2 February 2008	18.6 °C	2,353 mm	14	0
2007	32.1 °C2 June 2007	2.3 °C16 January 2007	18.5 °C	3,146 mm	8	0
2006	31.1 °C15 April 2006	2.1 °C9 January 2006	18.9 °C	2,296 mm	7	0
2005	32.8 °C1 June 2005	2.9 °C24 January 2005	18.8 °C	2,181 mm	16	0
2004	32.6 °C15 May 2004	2.5 °C3 February 2004	18.4 °C	2,756 mm	7	0
2003	30.9 °C30 May 2003	2.1 °C30 December 2003	18.3 °C	2,966 mm	3	0
2002	30.1 °C18 April 2002	3.0 °C24 January 2002	18.4 °C	2,971 mm	1	0
2001	30.7 °C12 April 2001	0.8 °C9 January 2001	18.4 °C	2,335 mm	4	0
2000	29.7 °C4 April 2000	1.8 °C17 January 2000	18.1 °C	2,330 mm	0	0
1999	32.9 °C26 April 1999	3.3 °C14 January 1999	19.1 °C	3,119 mm	13	0
1998	31.8 °C7 June 1998	3.0 °C19 January 1998	18.7 °C	2,628 mm	6	0
1997	31.8 °C15 May 1997	1.3 °C9 February 1997	17.8 °C	2,669 mm	6	0
1996	33.1 °C20 April 1996	3.6 °C18 January 1996	18.8 °C	1,999 mm	20	0
1995	34.1 °C3 May 1995	0.5 °C2 January 1995	18.9 °C	2,799 mm	27	0
1994	33.7 °C4 May 1994	1.2 °C17 January 1994	18.7 °C	2,385 mm	9	0
1993	29.6 °C15 June 1993	1.7 °C14 January 1993	18.2 °C	2,595 mm	0	0
1992	34.2 °C13 April 1992	1.5 °C1 January 1992	18.3 °C	1,786 mm	23	0
1991	31.1 °C10 May 1991	0.7 °C31 December 1991	18.4 °C	2,014 mm	5	0
1990	30.3 °C23 April 1990	0.9 °C1 January 1990	18.1 °C	2,730 mm	2	0
1989	36.3 °C6 May 1989	0.2 °C20 February 1989	18.3 °C	2,222 mm	22	0
1988	33.6 °C7 April 1988	1.7 °C26 January 1988	18.8 °C	2,543 mm	14	0
1987	32.5 °C24 May 1987	3.7 °C1 January 1987	18.6 °C	3,088 mm	15	0
1986	32.9 °C30 March 1986	3.3 °C19 January 1986	18.1 °C	2,039 mm	9	0
1985	32.2 °C25 April 1985	3.0 °C13 January 1985	18.5 °C	2,320 mm	6	0
1984	31.6 °C19 April 1984	1.4 °C24 January 1984	18.3 °C	2,435 mm	9	0
1983	31.6 °C20 June 1983	1.2 °C6 January 1983	17.9 °C	2,035 mm	4	0
1982	32.0 °C27 May 1982	1.7 °C31 December 1982	18.1 °C	1,789 mm	9	0
1981	31.0 °C13 June 1981	2.3 °C8 January 1981	17.8 °C	2,410 mm	2	0
1980	33.4 °C25 April 1980	1.6 °C13 January 1980	18.5 °C	2,183 mm	21	0
1979	32.9 °C6 June 1979	1.5 °C10 March 1979	18.6 °C	2,166 mm	17	0
1978	29.9 °C21 May 1978	1.7 °C20 January 1978	18.1 °C	2,565 mm	0	0
1977	31.1 °C30 May 1977	-0.9 °C29 January 1977	18.3 °C	1,963 mm	4	1
1976	31.6 °C14 April 1976	2.4 °C11 January 1976	18.2 °C	2,705 mm	7	0
1975	31.9 °C8 April 1975	1.2 °C14 January 1975	18.3 °C	2,597 mm	10	0
1974	31.1 °C26 April 1974	0.4 °C5 February 1974	18.1 °C	2,350 mm	3	0
1973	34.5 °C15 April 1973	2.6 °C25 December 1973	18.6 °C	3,201 mm	24	0
1972	33.4 °C14 May 1972	1.3 °C18 February 1972	18.6 °C	2,560 mm	27	0
1971	29.7 °C15 July 1971	1.4 °C30 January 1971	17.6 °C	3,355 mm	0	0
1970	31.7 °C13 May 1970	3.0 °C13 January 1970	18.2 °C	2,602 mm	5	0
1969	30.6 °C18 May 1969	2.4 °C12 January 1969	18.1 °C	2,031 mm	1	0
1968	30.4 °C25 May 1968	0.8 °C1 February 1968	17.6 °C	2,711 mm	2	0
1967	30.8 °C25 May 1967	1.2 °C29 January 1967	17.6 °C	2,502 mm	7	0
1966	33.9 °C2 May 1966	3.3 °C16 January 1966	18.1 °C	2,531 mm	28	0
1965	32.2 °C18 May 1965	2.2 °C6 January 1965	17.7 °C	2,604 mm	23	0
1964	34.8 °C7 June 1964	0.1 °C28 January 1964	18.5 °C	2,695 mm	36	0
1963	30.2 °C16 May 1963	0.8 °C4 January 1963	17.7 °C	3,135 mm	1	0
1962	30.0 °C15 July 1962	1.4 °C16 January 1962	17.7 °C	2,918 mm	1	0
1961	33.4 °C22 April 1961	1.2 °C25 December 1961	17.8 °C	2,639 mm	15	0
1960	35.5 °C5 May 1960	1.6 °C18 January 1960	18.6 °C	2,661 mm	38	0
1959	33.3 °C18 May 1959	2.2 °C30 December 1959	18.2 °C	2,766 mm	31	0
1958	34.3 °C5 June 1958	3.3 °C16 February 1958	18.9 °C	2,657 mm	30	0
1957	37.4 °C26 May 1957	1.4 °C13 January 1957	18.2 °C	2,596 mm	54	0
1956	32.6 °C20 April 1956	2.0 °C1 January 1956	17.9 °C	3,051 mm	13	0
1955	32.3 °C30 May 1955	1.5 °C4 January 1955	18.0 °C	2,404 mm	24	0
1954	31.2 °C26 April 1954	1.6 °C22 January 1954	17.7 °C	3,082 mm	14	0
1953	27.7 °C2 June 1953	-0.5 °C18 January 1953	16.9 °C	2,924 mm	0	1
1952	27.1 °C14 April 1952	2.5 °C21 December 1952	17.0 °C	2,869 mm	0	0
1951	29.9 °C19 May 1951	3.1 °C12 February 1951	17.4 °C	2,765 mm	0	0
1950	30.0 °C22 April 1950	0.4 °C12 February 1950	17.4 °C	3,788 mm	3	0
1949	27.6 °C20 June 1949	0.7 °C8 February 1949	17.2 °C	3,355 mm	0	0
1948	30.1 °C12 April 1948	2.2 °C30 December 1948	17.5 °C	2,626 mm	2	0
1947	30.9 °C17 May 1947	3.0 °C25 January 1947	17.9 °C	2,684 mm	6	0
1946	29.0 °C21 May 1946	3.8 °C29 January 1946	17.7 °C	2,669 mm	0	0
1945	30.9 °C8 April 1945	-1.6 °C7 January 1945	17.3 °C	2,386 mm	4	2
1944	31.3 °C27 May 1944	1.7 °C26 January 1944	17.6 °C	2,123 mm	8	0
1943	28.3 °C16 May 1943	0.3 °C1 February 1943	17.0 °C	2,486 mm	0	0
1942	30.6 °C1 June 1942	2.4 °C21 January 1942	17.4 °C	2,610 mm	3	0
1941	28.5 °C8 April 1941	2.1 °C23 January 1941	17.2 °C	2,481 mm	0	0
1940	29.5 °C18 April 1940	0.2 °C20 January 1940	17.2 °C	2,171 mm	0	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.2 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

8 d/yr

-3

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2580 mm

-13 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.6 °C	+1.4 °C	8 mm	-23 mm
Feb	20.1 °C	+1.3 °C	14 mm	-17 mm
Mar	24.6 °C	+1.5 °C	25 mm	-23 mm
Apr	26.9 °C	+0.4 °C	154 mm	+54 mm
May	26.5 °C	-0.4 °C	273 mm	+48 mm
Jun	27.8 °C	+1.2 °C	414 mm	-62 mm
Jul	27.8 °C	+2.2 °C	421 mm	-271 mm
Aug	26.7 °C	+1.0 °C	618 mm	+65 mm
Sep	27.0 °C	+1.7 °C	349 mm	+34 mm
Oct	25.0 °C	+1.3 °C	291 mm	+197 mm
Nov	22.5 °C	+1.9 °C	14 mm	-3 mm
Dec	18.1 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.2 °C

23 Apr 2025

Coldest day

5.3 °C

9 Jan 2025

Wettest day

124.9 mm

4 Oct 2025

Windiest day

15.2 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

61.2 km/h

16 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.3 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.8 °C

3 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

1 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Dhulikhel?

Dhulikhel has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 2,593 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dhulikhel?

The hottest day measured in Dhulikhel between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 37.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Dhulikhel?

The coldest day measured in Dhulikhel between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, at -1.6 °C.

Does it snow in Dhulikhel?

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

Has the climate of Dhulikhel warmed?

Yes: Dhulikhel warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Dhulikhel?

The wettest day measured in Dhulikhel between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2019, with 356 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Dhulikhel?

The windiest day measured in Dhulikhel between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1956, with winds reaching 17.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Dhulikhel?

The warmest month in Dhulikhel is June (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Dhulikhel?

Dhulikhel receives on average 2,593 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Dhulikhel?

Dhulikhel 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 Dhulikhel?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dhulikhel between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1945, with 4.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Dhulikhel?

Yes: Dhulikhel has on average 65 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dhulikhel?

In Dhulikhel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 4 August 2020, and the lowest was -5.0 °C on 7 January 1945.

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