Pokhara monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Pokhara

Pokhara average temperature chart (Celsius) Pokhara average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Pokhara (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 17 18.8 24.1 27.7 28.6 28.8 28.1 27.8 27 25 21.8 18.1
°F 62.5 65.9 75.3 81.9 83.5 83.8 82.7 82 80.7 77 71.2 64.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Pokhara monthly rainfall chart (mm) Pokhara monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Pokhara (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 22 31 53 91 194 342 479 405 275 89 12 19
inches 0.9 1.2 2.1 3.6 7.6 13.5 18.8 15.9 10.8 3.5 0.5 0.8
Rainy days 2 2 2 3 5 11 16 15 10 3 1 1

Average annual rainfall in Pokhara: 2122.467mm (835.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Pokhara

Pokhara average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Pokhara
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.7 6.7 8.2 9.6 7.3 6.3 4 4 5 6.9 6.7 6.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Pokhara average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Pokhara average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Pokhara (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 3.1 3.8 8.8 12.7 15.9 18.6 19.7 19.7 18.2 13.7 7.9 4
Max °C 17.3 19.2 24.5 28.1 29 29.1 28.4 28 27.3 25.3 22.1 18.4
Min °F 37.6 38.8 47.8 54.9 60.5 65.4 67.4 67.4 64.7 56.7 46.2 39.2
Max °F 50.4 52.7 61.9 68.7 72.3 74.8 75.2 74.8 72.9 67.1 59 52.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Pokhara average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Pokhara average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Pokhara in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 19.4 19.6 21 22.8 24.3 25.3 25.5 25 25.1 24.6 23 20.9
°F 67 67.2 69.8 73.1 75.8 77.5 77.9 77 77.1 76.3 73.4 69.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Pokhara average winspeed by month (km/h) Pokhara average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Pokhara (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 3 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 2
mph 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Pokhara relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Pokhara
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
72% 69% 55% 51% 57% 68% 80% 82% 80% 75% 72% 72%

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Pokhara weather stats

Pokhara weather statistics
Hottest month: July 28.1°C 82.6°F
Driest month: November 12mm 0.5ins
Sunniest month: April 9.6hrs
Coldest month: January 17°C 62.6°F
Wettest month: July 479mm 18.9ins
Warmest sea: July 25.5°C 77.9°F
Map showing location of Pokhara (28.26689, 83.96851) Pokhara map pin © Google

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