Tānsen climate — normals and trends
Tānsen (Nepal) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 2,208 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tānsen averages 0 frost days, 89 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Tānsen 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 41.7 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest 0.6 °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
TānsenLumbini Province
- coords
- 27.87°, 83.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.3°C
Average daily high
26.5°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,208mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
89 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.9 °C
Average feels-like low
18.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
154 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 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
41.7 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
0.6 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
404 mm
17 July 1972
Windiest day
26.8 km/h
20 April 2024
Strongest gust
74.2 km/h
15 August 2022
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-2.2 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.0 h
4 May 1940
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 | 18.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 22.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 10 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 28.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 10 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 77 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | -1.5 °C | 172 mm | +55 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 330 mm | -61 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 432 mm | -225 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 543 mm | +30 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 479 mm | +168 mm |
| Oct | 27.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 184 mm | +101 mm |
| Nov | 24.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 18.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tānsen?
Tānsen has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 2,208 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tānsen?
The hottest day measured in Tānsen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tānsen?
The coldest day measured in Tānsen between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Tānsen?
Almost never: Tānsen sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tānsen warmed?
Yes: Tānsen warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tānsen?
The wettest day measured in Tānsen between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1972, with 404 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tānsen?
The windiest day measured in Tānsen between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2024, with winds reaching 26.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tānsen?
The warmest month in Tānsen is June (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Tānsen?
Tānsen receives on average 2,208 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tānsen?
Tānsen gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tānsen?
Yes: Tānsen has on average 154 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tānsen?
In Tānsen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was -2.2 °C on 9 January 2013.
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