Himalayan region climate varies as per the altitude wise from the low southern land of Gangetic plains of Terai at 60meters above sea level to the mid hills-valleys at 9,00m,1500-200m and to the high mountain settlement at 3000-4000m and above. From over 40oC warm sub-tropic, 25oC meditareain to the artic climate of -0oC to -20oC conditions exists.
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Nepal and its Himalayan range has a typical monsoonal two season a year. There's the dry season from October to May and the wet season, the monsoon, from June to September. September-November, the start of the dry season, is in many ways the best time in Nepal and around the Himalayan
Temeprature Chart (In Celsius)
| 1,330m | 850m | 200-300m (above sea level) | ||||
| Months | Kathmandu | Pokhara | Chitwan | |||
| max | min | max | min | max | min | |
| Jan | 19 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 7 |
| Feb | 20 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 26 | 8 |
| Mar | 25 | 8 | 27 | 11 | 33 | 12 |
| Apr | 30 | 11 | 33 | 12 | 35 | 18 |
| May | 30 | 16 | 30 | 19 | 35 | 20 |
| Jun | 30 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 35 | 23 |
| Jul | 29 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 33 | 24 |
| Aug | 29 | 20 | 30 | 21 | 33 | 24 |
| Sep | 27 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 32 | 22 |
| Oct | 23 | 15 | 27 | 18 | 31 | 18 |
| Nov | 23 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 29 | 12 |
| Dec | 20 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 8 |
Rainfall Chart (in mm.)
| Months | Kathmandu | Pokhara | Chitwan |
| Jan | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| Feb | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| Mar | 75 | 30 | 10 |
| Apr | 50 | 50 | 15 |
| May | 100 | 300 | 200 |
| Jun | 225 | 575 | 300 |
| Jul | 375 | 800 | 500 |
| Aug | 360 | 700 | 450 |
| Sep | 175 | 575 | 400 |
| Oct | 50 | 220 | 100 |
| Nov | 10 | 20 | 5 |
| Dec | 10 | 5 | 5 |
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Climate Chart: Kathmandu.Chances of dry day & Hours of Sunshine |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 95% | 91% | 93% | 85% | 74% | 54% | 33% | 37% | 62% | 88% | 98% | 99% |
| 5:54 | 5:39 | 7:37 | 9:30 | 5:43 | 4:54 | 2:37 | 2:23 | 3:18 | 5:12 | 5:12 | 5:06 |
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Pokhara.Chances of dry day & Hours of Sunshine |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 94% | 94% | 89% | 80% | 53% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 64% | 96% | 99% |
| 5:49 | 6:23 | 7:19 | 8:59 | 5:17 | 4:02 | 2:04 | 1:34 | 1:44 | 4:30 | 4:51 | 5:12 |
