Pokhara climate — normals and trends
Pokhara (Nepal) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 4,988 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 July (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pokhara averages 16 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 262 rainy days per year.
Pokhara has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 22 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.1 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest -5.3 °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
PokharaGandaki Pradesh
- coords
- 28.27°, 83.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
4,988mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
6.9km/h
Seasonal range
13.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
262 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.3 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
9.9 °C
Average peak gust
26.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
31.1 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
-5.3 °C
7 January 1945
Wettest day
309 mm
18 July 1945
Windiest day
12.7 km/h
20 March 1977
Strongest gust
58.7 km/h
14 October 2014
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
23 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-9.2 °C
7 January 1945
Snowiest day
6.3 cm
6 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
1 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 41 mm | -89 mm |
| Feb | 16.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 268 mm | +115 mm |
| Mar | 19.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 187 mm | +50 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 170 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 359 mm | +45 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 782 mm | +46 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 687 mm | -533 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 916 mm | -136 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 918 mm | +296 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 230 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 19.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 224 mm | +68 mm |
| Dec | 15.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -95 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pokhara?
Pokhara has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 4,988 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pokhara?
The hottest day measured in Pokhara between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 31.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pokhara?
The coldest day measured in Pokhara between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, at -5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Pokhara?
Yes. Pokhara gets on average 2.3 cm of snow per year and has around 16 frost days.
Has the climate of Pokhara warmed?
Yes: Pokhara warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pokhara?
The wettest day measured in Pokhara between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1945, with 309 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pokhara?
The windiest day measured in Pokhara between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1977, with winds reaching 12.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pokhara?
The warmest month in Pokhara is July (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Pokhara?
Pokhara receives on average 4,988 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 262 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pokhara?
Pokhara 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 Pokhara?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pokhara between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1945, with 6.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pokhara?
Yes: Pokhara has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pokhara?
In Pokhara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 23 July 1983, and the lowest was -9.2 °C on 7 January 1945.
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