Sunshine Atlas

Surkhet weather by month & the best time to visit

Nepal · city break · humid subtropical climate

Surkhet, Nepal
Surkhet — photo by Janak Poudel, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Surkhet is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with December and January close behind. Surkhet averages about 2,458 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in November.

When is the best time to visit Surkhet?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Surkhet is November, then December and January. The dullest month is June (46/100, 201 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Surkhet?

Surkhet gets a moderate 2,458 hours of sunshine a year. 46 Sunshine Score points separate November (92) from June (46), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #12 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 1,284 mm falls in the three months around July.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 88February: 87March: 88April: 71May: 49June: 46July: 66August: 66September: 66October: 88November: 9292December: 91JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January88 20° / 68°F9° / 48°F 27 mm3
February87 23° / 73°F11° / 52°F 34 mm5
March88 28° / 82°F14° / 57°F 27 mm7
April71 34° / 93°F19° / 66°F 25 mm9
May49 36° / 97°F23° / 73°F 66 mm9
June46 35° / 95°F25° / 77°F 201 mm8
July66 31° / 88°F24° / 75°F 409 mm7
August66 30° / 86°F24° / 75°F 286 mm7
September66 29° / 84°F22° / 72°F 165 mm7
October88 27° / 81°F18° / 64°F 29 mm6
November92 24° / 75°F14° / 57°F 5 mm4
December91 21° / 70°F11° / 52°F 10 mm3

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Surkhet: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Surkhet?

Surkhet is a city break in Nepal at 680 m elevation with a humid subtropical climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Surkhet get a year?

Surkhet gets about 2,458 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around November.

When is the best time to visit Surkhet?

The sunniest time to visit Surkhet is November, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 92/100 (with December and January close behind). Expect daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F.

What is the least sunny month in Surkhet?

June is the least sunny month in Surkhet, scoring 46/100 with about 201 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Surkhet?

The typical midday UV index in Surkhet peaks around 9 (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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