Best time to visit Kathmandu

November is the best month in Kathmandu, scoring 100 out of 100, with June the weakest at 56. The 44-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 4 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

May is the warmest month at 29.8 °C and January the coolest at 17.4 °C — a 12.4 °C spread across the year. Around 41 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in May and the months either side.

There is a real wet season here. June to September carry the rain — up to 27 wet days in a month — while January, February, March, November and December drop as low as 0. That 27-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Kathmandu, and it moves further than the temperature does.

Daylight runs from 10.4 hours in winter to 13.9 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are November, February, March. The one to think twice about is June. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Kathmandu month by month