Sunshine Atlas

Nepalgunj weather by month & the best time to visit

Nepal · regional city · humid subtropical climate

Nepalgunj, Nepal
Nepalgunj — photo by Gaurav.aryal, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Nepalgunj is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with December and January close behind. Nepalgunj averages about 2,459 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in November.

When is the best time to visit Nepalgunj?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Nepalgunj is November, then December and January. The dullest month is May (8/100, 62 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Nepalgunj?

Nepalgunj gets a moderate 2,459 hours of sunshine a year. 85 Sunshine Score points separate November (93) from May (8), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #11 of 18 destinations in Nepal for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,469 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 70% of the year's 1,264 mm falls in the three months around July.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 89February: 88March: 80April: 27May: 8June: 13July: 53August: 59September: 66October: 87November: 9393December: 92JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January89 22° / 72°F10° / 50°F 24 mm3
February88 26° / 79°F13° / 55°F 30 mm5
March80 33° / 91°F18° / 64°F 22 mm7
April27 39° / 102°F23° / 73°F 21 mm8
May8 41° / 106°F27° / 81°F 62 mm8
June13 40° / 104°F29° / 84°F 191 mm7
July53 34° / 93°F27° / 81°F 407 mm7
August59 33° / 91°F26° / 79°F 290 mm7
September66 32° / 90°F25° / 77°F 173 mm7
October87 31° / 88°F21° / 70°F 32 mm6
November93 27° / 81°F16° / 61°F 4 mm4
December92 23° / 73°F12° / 54°F 8 mm3

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Nepalgunj: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Nepalgunj?

Nepalgunj is a regional city in Nepal with a humid subtropical climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Nepalgunj get a year?

Nepalgunj gets about 2,459 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around November.

When is the best time to visit Nepalgunj?

The sunniest time to visit Nepalgunj is November, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 93/100 (with December and January close behind). Expect daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F.

What is the least sunny month in Nepalgunj?

May is the least sunny month in Nepalgunj, scoring 8/100 with about 62 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Nepalgunj?

The typical midday UV index in Nepalgunj peaks around 8 (very high) in April, easing to about 3 (moderate) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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