Dipayal climate — normals and trends
Dipayal (Nepal) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 2,632 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dipayal averages 8 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 202 rainy days per year.
Dipayal has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 13 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 8 June 1966) and the coldest -12.0 °C (on 18 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
DipayalSudurpashchim Pradesh
- coords
- 29.26°, 80.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
21.1°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,632mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
5.7km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
202 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.2 cm
Average feels-like high
21.9 °C
Average feels-like low
10.8 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
33.9 °C
8 June 1966
Coldest day
-12.0 °C
18 January 1953
Wettest day
311 mm
25 July 1966
Windiest day
12.6 km/h
22 April 2016
Strongest gust
78.8 km/h
9 January 1995
Hottest feels-like
35.9 °C
2 July 1990
Coldest feels-like
-16.1 °C
18 January 1953
Snowiest day
24.6 cm
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
13.0 h
30 June 1987
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 14 mm | -61 mm |
| Feb | 18.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 68 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 21.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 45 mm | -54 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 84 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 245 mm | +83 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 403 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 464 mm | -239 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 564 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 331 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 22.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 72 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 20.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 6 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 17.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dipayal?
Dipayal has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 2,632 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dipayal?
The hottest day measured in Dipayal between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1966, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dipayal?
The coldest day measured in Dipayal between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1953, at -12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Dipayal?
Yes. Dipayal gets on average 6.2 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Dipayal warmed?
Yes: Dipayal warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dipayal?
The wettest day measured in Dipayal between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1966, with 311 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dipayal?
The windiest day measured in Dipayal between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2016, with winds reaching 12.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dipayal?
The warmest month in Dipayal is June (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Dipayal?
Dipayal receives on average 2,632 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 202 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dipayal?
Dipayal gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dipayal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dipayal between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, with 24.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dipayal?
Yes: Dipayal has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dipayal?
In Dipayal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.9 °C on 2 July 1990, and the lowest was -16.1 °C on 18 January 1953.
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