Climate & Seasons
Nepal has four main seasons: winter, spring, summer and harvest.
Winter starts from early December through January. In January, the winter monsoon lasts about two weeks, then even in Kathmandu the nights get cold.
The spring follows, but only until end of March, as dry season melting slowly with summer, hot and in may wait for the monsoon.
In June the real monsoon comes in and the rain let become Nepal green and tropical. End of august to mid of September the monsoon ends and the harvest comes in. arriving December, the winter arrives again.
Medium temperatures of Kathmandu (aprox. 1.300m/4264 feet):
|
Month |
Minimum C |
Maximum C |
Rainfall in mm |
|
January |
2,7 |
17,5 |
47 |
|
February |
2,2 |
21,6 |
11 |
|
March |
6,9 |
25,5 |
5 |
|
April |
8,6 |
30,0 |
5 |
|
May |
15,6 |
29,7 |
146 |
|
June |
18,9 |
29,4 |
135 |
|
July |
19,5 |
28,1 |
327 |
|
August |
19,2 |
29,5 |
206 |
|
September |
18,6 |
28,6 |
199 |
|
October |
13,3 |
28,6 |
42 |
|
November |
6,0 |
23,7 |
0 |
|
December |
1,9 |
20,7 |
1 |