Kathmandu, Nepal
mountain climate · adventure · medium crowds · budget prices
Set in mountain country, Kathmandu (Nepal) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 95/100 sun score in November, exactly the kind of reliability you want for an itinerary built around activity.
Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 17°C (January) and 27°C (June). Rain is most likely in August, when about 100% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in December (6%). Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through April–September.
Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 24°C highs with 51% rain-day odds, summer 26°C at 97%, autumn 23°C at 46%, and winter 18°C at 12%. That makes spring the statistical sweet spot (season score 88), with autumn a workable second; summer is where the odds thin out. For warmth without the densest crowds, the shoulder play is April: still 25°C highs, with a sun score of 92.
Best months to visit Kathmandu
Our month-by-month scoring puts November first (95/100), with April (92) and March (91) close behind. Anything in January–June and September–December clears our 70-point reliability bar. At the other end, July scores just 64, the weakest month of the year.
For context: in November, Kathmandu is drier than 96% of the mountain destinations we track.
Month-by-month breakdown for Kathmandu → · More destinations for November →
The live forecast backs this up: of the next 15 days, 12 look mostly clear and 2 carry meaningful rain risk, in a 10–25°C band. Today's cached sun score is 81/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 7,045 km | ~9 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 6,974 km | ~9 h 15 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 7,332 km | ~9 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 7,235 km | ~9 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 6,759 km | ~9 h | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 24° / 15° | 100% | 30% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 17° / 15° | 100% | 97% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 23° / 15° | 69% | 58% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 25° / 14° | 34% | 6% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 24° / 14° | 38% | 1% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 24° / 11° | 21% | 1% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 24° / 11° | 12% | 1% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 24° / 13° | 0% | 1% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 24° / 12° | 0% | 1% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 23° / 11° | 0% | 1% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 22° / 11° | 15% | 3% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 22° / 13° | 37% | 2% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 22° / 13° | 9% | 2% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 22° / 11° | 2% | 4% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 22° / 10° | 9% | 7% |
Kathmandu climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (November highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.7° / 5° | 30.8% | 12.6% | 76 |
| February | 18.9° / 6.8° | 35.4% | 18.3% | 86 |
| March | 22.3° / 10.6° | 35% | 35.1% | 91 |
| April | 25.4° / 14.1° | 39.8% | 42% | 92 |
| May | 25.5° / 16.2° | 49.6% | 76.1% | 81 |
| June | 26.5° / 19.1° | 72.2% | 92% | 72 |
| July | 26.4° / 20.2° | 91.1% | 99.4% | 64 |
| August | 26.5° / 19.8° | 89.2% | 99.7% | 66 |
| September | 25.8° / 18.6° | 79% | 93% | 70 |
| October | 23.5° / 14.5° | 42.3% | 36.9% | 89 |
| November | 20.9° / 9.8° | 27.3% | 7.3% | 95 |
| December | 18.1° / 6.3° | 25.9% | 5.9% | 83 |
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