Malaṅgawā climate — normals and trends
Malaṅgawā (Nepal) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,510 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 May (30.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Malaṅgawā averages 0 frost days, 217 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Malaṅgawā has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest 3.9 °C (on 9 January 2013).
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
MalaṅgawāMadhesh
- coords
- 26.86°, 85.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,510mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
14.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
217 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
210 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
46.7 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
3.9 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
351 mm
28 July 2009
Windiest day
41.0 km/h
9 September 2009
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
4 October 1968
Hottest feels-like
49.5 °C
12 August 2019
Coldest feels-like
0.2 °C
28 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.1 h
28 May 1957
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 | 22.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 27.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 10 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 34.6 °C | -2.1 °C | 103 mm | +69 mm |
| May | 35.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 70 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 36.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 147 mm | -83 mm |
| Jul | 35.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 107 mm | -321 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 462 mm | +120 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 255 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 239 mm | +162 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 22.8 °C | -1.9 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malaṅgawā?
Malaṅgawā has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,510 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malaṅgawā?
The hottest day measured in Malaṅgawā between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malaṅgawā?
The coldest day measured in Malaṅgawā between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 3.9 °C.
Does it snow in Malaṅgawā?
Almost never: Malaṅgawā sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malaṅgawā warmed?
Yes: Malaṅgawā warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malaṅgawā?
The wettest day measured in Malaṅgawā between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2009, with 351 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malaṅgawā?
The windiest day measured in Malaṅgawā between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2009, with winds reaching 41.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malaṅgawā?
The warmest month in Malaṅgawā is May (30.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Malaṅgawā?
Malaṅgawā receives on average 1,510 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malaṅgawā?
Malaṅgawā gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malaṅgawā?
Yes: Malaṅgawā has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malaṅgawā?
In Malaṅgawā, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.5 °C on 12 August 2019, and the lowest was 0.2 °C on 28 January 1964.
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