Nepalgunj climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nepalgunj?

Nepalgunj has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,194 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Nepalgunj between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1966, reaching 46.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nepalgunj?

The coldest day measured in Nepalgunj between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 2.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nepalgunj?

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

Q: Has the climate of Nepalgunj warmed?

Yes: Nepalgunj warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nepalgunj?

The wettest day measured in Nepalgunj between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1942, with 401 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nepalgunj?

The windiest day measured in Nepalgunj between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 2008, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nepalgunj?

The warmest month in Nepalgunj is June (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nepalgunj?

Nepalgunj receives on average 1,194 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nepalgunj?

Nepalgunj gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Nepalgunj (Nepal) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,194 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 (31.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Nepalgunj averages 0 frost days, 208 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.

Nepalgunj has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 8 June 1966) and the coldest 2.2 °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

NepalgunjLumbini Province

coords: 28.05°, 81.62°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

24.4°C

Average daily high

30.5°C

Average daily low

19.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,194mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

13.0km/h

Seasonal range

17.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

208 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

110 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.9 °C

Average feels-like low

20.9 °C

Average peak gust

27.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

190 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.7 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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

46.4 °C

8 June 1966

Coldest day

2.2 °C

9 January 2013

Wettest day

401 mm

23 July 1942

Windiest day

44.0 km/h

20 September 2008

Strongest gust

87.1 km/h

20 September 2008

Hottest feels-like

50.5 °C

16 June 1995

Coldest feels-like

-0.4 °C

9 February 1974

Sunniest day

13.0 h

25 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.1 °C26 April 2025	7.2 °C10 January 2025	24.7 °C	974 mm	222
2024	42.6 °C18 June 2024	5.4 °C23 January 2024	24.9 °C	1,318 mm	227
2023	41.3 °C14 June 2023	6.3 °C8 January 2023	24.8 °C	987 mm	221
2022	41.0 °C14 June 2022	6.4 °C1 February 2022	25.0 °C	1,144 mm	225
2021	40.8 °C28 April 2021	5.8 °C1 January 2021	24.5 °C	1,262 mm	216
2020	41.1 °C25 May 2020	5.7 °C19 December 2020	24.0 °C	1,241 mm	211
2019	42.7 °C15 June 2019	4.7 °C31 December 2019	24.7 °C	1,298 mm	213
2018	41.4 °C26 May 2018	5.0 °C28 December 2018	24.6 °C	894 mm	236
2017	42.2 °C4 June 2017	4.9 °C12 January 2017	25.2 °C	926 mm	229
2016	41.2 °C20 April 2016	5.5 °C23 January 2016	25.2 °C	1,004 mm	244
2015	43.7 °C8 June 2015	5.5 °C25 December 2015	25.0 °C	1,104 mm	218
2014	42.4 °C5 June 2014	6.5 °C31 December 2014	24.5 °C	850 mm	216
2013	41.0 °C30 April 2013	2.2 °C9 January 2013	24.4 °C	1,408 mm	204
2012	43.5 °C15 June 2012	5.4 °C10 February 2012	24.3 °C	1,252 mm	209
2011	40.0 °C15 May 2011	4.7 °C12 January 2011	24.3 °C	1,000 mm	219
2010	41.7 °C1 June 2010	5.4 °C7 January 2010	24.9 °C	1,208 mm	232
2009	41.7 °C15 June 2009	5.6 °C28 December 2009	24.8 °C	757 mm	230
2008	40.3 °C25 April 2008	5.2 °C1 February 2008	24.3 °C	1,468 mm	217
2007	42.5 °C3 June 2007	5.7 °C9 January 2007	24.5 °C	1,405 mm	197
2006	41.0 °C1 May 2006	5.6 °C24 January 2006	25.1 °C	674 mm	242
2005	43.2 °C18 June 2005	6.1 °C13 December 2005	24.7 °C	1,138 mm	213
2004	41.8 °C15 May 2004	5.8 °C28 December 2004	24.5 °C	1,122 mm	217
2003	41.9 °C29 May 2003	4.8 °C24 January 2003	24.1 °C	1,372 mm	211
2002	40.9 °C20 April 2002	4.7 °C3 January 2002	24.5 °C	1,262 mm	210
2001	41.1 °C28 April 2001	4.3 °C11 January 2001	24.3 °C	819 mm	229
2000	40.3 °C12 May 2000	5.6 °C18 January 2000	24.1 °C	1,417 mm	215
1999	42.6 °C25 April 1999	6.1 °C12 January 1999	24.7 °C	1,029 mm	239
1998	43.7 °C7 June 1998	6.7 °C20 January 1998	24.8 °C	1,407 mm	207
1997	41.8 °C16 June 1997	5.8 °C27 December 1997	23.8 °C	1,176 mm	197
1996	43.2 °C28 May 1996	5.1 °C9 December 1996	24.3 °C	1,789 mm	199
1995	44.0 °C16 June 1995	4.0 °C3 January 1995	24.7 °C	1,091 mm	226
1994	44.0 °C29 May 1994	6.1 °C21 January 1994	24.9 °C	928 mm	239
1993	42.6 °C6 June 1993	5.2 °C24 January 1993	24.6 °C	1,053 mm	213
1992	44.0 °C6 June 1992	5.1 °C4 January 1992	24.8 °C	1,041 mm	222
1991	43.4 °C9 May 1991	5.1 °C15 January 1991	25.0 °C	734 mm	233
1990	42.8 °C8 June 1990	4.0 °C1 January 1990	24.5 °C	1,396 mm	207
1989	41.9 °C3 May 1989	4.4 °C13 January 1989	24.1 °C	1,193 mm	223
1988	44.3 °C12 May 1988	5.8 °C27 January 1988	25.5 °C	1,205 mm	239
1987	44.4 °C26 June 1987	5.8 °C2 January 1987	25.5 °C	560 mm	244
1986	42.6 °C10 June 1986	4.8 °C5 January 1986	24.5 °C	1,007 mm	212
1985	44.0 °C17 June 1985	6.4 °C12 January 1985	25.0 °C	1,062 mm	212
1984	45.1 °C17 May 1984	4.8 °C31 January 1984	24.2 °C	1,216 mm	225
1983	45.4 °C7 June 1983	5.9 °C3 January 1983	24.3 °C	1,206 mm	194
1982	40.8 °C2 June 1982	6.5 °C27 December 1982	24.0 °C	1,077 mm	219
1981	42.4 °C14 June 1981	4.3 °C9 January 1981	24.2 °C	1,277 mm	209
1980	43.3 °C28 April 1980	5.3 °C8 January 1980	24.8 °C	1,014 mm	207
1979	43.0 °C6 June 1979	6.0 °C2 January 1979	24.9 °C	907 mm	236
1978	44.3 °C20 May 1978	4.3 °C20 January 1978	24.3 °C	1,335 mm	214
1977	42.5 °C2 June 1977	4.9 °C30 January 1977	24.5 °C	1,012 mm	222
1976	41.3 °C6 May 1976	3.6 °C13 December 1976	24.2 °C	1,255 mm	222
1975	44.0 °C11 June 1975	4.7 °C13 December 1975	24.7 °C	1,184 mm	209
1974	44.3 °C5 June 1974	3.5 °C9 February 1974	24.6 °C	1,004 mm	226
1973	40.5 °C14 April 1973	4.9 °C28 December 1973	24.2 °C	1,880 mm	180
1972	43.6 °C12 June 1972	5.2 °C12 January 1972	24.6 °C	983 mm	204
1971	36.5 °C2 May 1971	4.6 °C3 February 1971	23.6 °C	1,466 mm	178
1970	41.4 °C12 May 1970	5.4 °C31 December 1970	24.2 °C	1,345 mm	205
1969	43.2 °C23 May 1969	5.1 °C17 January 1969	24.5 °C	1,532 mm	215
1968	43.2 °C26 May 1968	4.6 °C30 December 1968	23.9 °C	1,495 mm	189
1967	44.4 °C4 June 1967	4.6 °C31 January 1967	24.3 °C	1,147 mm	195
1966	46.4 °C8 June 1966	6.2 °C18 January 1966	24.9 °C	869 mm	227
1965	43.8 °C4 June 1965	5.9 °C10 January 1965	24.8 °C	740 mm	192
1964	45.4 °C10 June 1964	3.9 °C1 February 1964	25.0 °C	1,951 mm	213
1963	42.7 °C20 May 1963	4.7 °C14 January 1963	24.2 °C	1,537 mm	213
1962	42.8 °C27 May 1962	4.7 °C18 January 1962	23.7 °C	1,546 mm	183
1961	42.1 °C19 May 1961	4.5 °C27 December 1961	23.8 °C	1,226 mm	193
1960	44.1 °C14 June 1960	6.3 °C10 January 1960	24.6 °C	1,186 mm	198
1959	43.0 °C17 May 1959	6.2 °C2 January 1959	24.4 °C	1,146 mm	192
1958	44.7 °C23 May 1958	5.1 °C11 February 1958	24.8 °C	1,379 mm	191
1957	45.4 °C26 May 1957	6.0 °C11 February 1957	24.3 °C	1,233 mm	201
1956	43.3 °C21 April 1956	6.0 °C18 December 1956	24.4 °C	1,157 mm	196
1955	44.4 °C30 May 1955	6.0 °C3 January 1955	24.3 °C	1,153 mm	179
1954	43.2 °C9 May 1954	5.2 °C24 January 1954	24.1 °C	1,372 mm	178
1953	36.0 °C31 May 1953	4.2 °C25 January 1953	22.9 °C	1,890 mm	144
1952	34.6 °C13 June 1952	5.9 °C30 December 1952	22.4 °C	1,870 mm	152
1951	42.3 °C20 May 1951	5.9 °C4 February 1951	23.5 °C	1,072 mm	177
1950	44.5 °C24 May 1950	3.8 °C11 February 1950	23.9 °C	1,980 mm	158
1949	39.3 °C25 June 1949	5.7 °C23 December 1949	23.2 °C	1,315 mm	145
1948	44.6 °C1 June 1948	5.7 °C31 December 1948	24.8 °C	999 mm	188
1947	45.5 °C2 June 1947	5.8 °C18 January 1947	25.0 °C	980 mm	201
1946	42.5 °C9 June 1946	3.9 °C3 January 1946	24.7 °C	689 mm	206
1945	43.7 °C12 May 1945	4.1 °C25 December 1945	24.3 °C	1,033 mm	202
1944	44.6 °C16 May 1944	5.2 °C19 January 1944	24.3 °C	995 mm	197
1943	42.7 °C17 May 1943	6.4 °C3 February 1943	23.6 °C	1,555 mm	158
1942	44.8 °C2 June 1942	4.6 °C5 January 1942	24.6 °C	1,540 mm	175
1941	44.4 °C29 May 1941	5.4 °C12 January 1941	24.5 °C	1,154 mm	209
1940	44.1 °C14 June 1940	5.6 °C10 January 1940	24.0 °C	834 mm	197

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.5 °C

0.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

222 d/yr

+14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

974 mm

-220 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	20.8 °C	-0.6 °C	7 mm	-24 mm
Feb	26.4 °C	+1.4 °C	1 mm	-26 mm
Mar	31.9 °C	+1.0 °C	11 mm	-14 mm
Apr	36.2 °C	-0.3 °C	13 mm	-2 mm
May	36.4 °C	-1.8 °C	52 mm	+18 mm
Jun	36.0 °C	-0.6 °C	168 mm	+13 mm
Jul	33.9 °C	+1.5 °C	151 mm	-195 mm
Aug	32.5 °C	+0.7 °C	277 mm	-20 mm
Sep	32.9 °C	+1.2 °C	259 mm	+69 mm
Oct	30.9 °C	+0.4 °C	33 mm	-18 mm
Nov	27.7 °C	+0.4 °C	2 mm	-7 mm
Dec	20.8 °C	-2.3 °C	0 mm	-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.1 °C

26 Apr 2025

Coldest day

7.2 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

83.9 mm

15 Sep 2025

Windiest day

30.3 km/h

25 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

61.2 km/h

17 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

10 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.8 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

25 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nepalgunj?

Nepalgunj has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,194 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nepalgunj?

The hottest day measured in Nepalgunj between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1966, reaching 46.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nepalgunj?

The coldest day measured in Nepalgunj between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 2.2 °C.

Does it snow in Nepalgunj?

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

Has the climate of Nepalgunj warmed?

Yes: Nepalgunj warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nepalgunj?

The wettest day measured in Nepalgunj between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1942, with 401 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nepalgunj?

The windiest day measured in Nepalgunj between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 2008, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nepalgunj?

The warmest month in Nepalgunj is June (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Nepalgunj?

Nepalgunj receives on average 1,194 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nepalgunj?

Nepalgunj gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Nepalgunj?

Yes: Nepalgunj has on average 190 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nepalgunj?

In Nepalgunj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.5 °C on 16 June 1995, and the lowest was -0.4 °C on 9 February 1974.

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