Mahendranagar climate — normals and trends
Mahendranagar (Nepal) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,762 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mahendranagar averages 0 frost days, 127 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Mahendranagar has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 22 June 1983) and the coldest 1.3 °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
MahendranagarSudurpashchim Pradesh
- coords
- 28.96°, 80.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.9°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
16.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,762mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
127 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.8 °C
Average feels-like low
17.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
156 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
42.8 °C
22 June 1983
Coldest day
1.3 °C
18 January 1953
Wettest day
454 mm
22 July 2016
Windiest day
23.1 km/h
29 April 1969
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
11 September 1983
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
29 June 1987
Coldest feels-like
-1.8 °C
9 February 1974
Sunniest day
13.1 h
2 July 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 24.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 19 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 33.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 35 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | -2.5 °C | 103 mm | +60 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 243 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 274 mm | -330 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 537 mm | +62 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 272 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 18 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 25.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 19.6 °C | -1.4 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mahendranagar?
Mahendranagar has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,762 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mahendranagar?
The hottest day measured in Mahendranagar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1983, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mahendranagar?
The coldest day measured in Mahendranagar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1953, at 1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Mahendranagar?
Almost never: Mahendranagar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mahendranagar warmed?
Yes: Mahendranagar warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mahendranagar?
The wettest day measured in Mahendranagar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2016, with 454 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mahendranagar?
The windiest day measured in Mahendranagar between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1969, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mahendranagar?
The warmest month in Mahendranagar is June (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Mahendranagar?
Mahendranagar receives on average 1,762 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mahendranagar?
Mahendranagar gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mahendranagar?
Yes: Mahendranagar has on average 156 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mahendranagar?
In Mahendranagar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 29 June 1987, and the lowest was -1.8 °C on 9 February 1974.
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