Central Region, Nepal · population 1,442,271 · 7 weather stations within 200 km · records 1816 to 2025
Kathmandu has an average annual daytime high of 23.2°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline. Its warmest month is May, when highs typically reach 27.3°C, and its coldest is January, with overnight lows near 2.6°C.
These figures reflect annual averages, not single-day records. Daily observations are outside this dataset's precision.
Since 1900, Kathmandu's average temperature has risen by +1.4°C. Compared to the earliest station records that begin in 1816, warming totals +2.0°C.
20-year smoothed annual temperature reconstructed from station anomalies. Dashed line: 1951–1980 baseline.
Daytime highs sit within a comfortable 15°C to 26°C range.
Kathmandu's average annual daytime high is 23.2°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline period. The warmest month is May, with highs averaging 27.3°C, and the coldest is January, with lows averaging 2.6°C.
May is the warmest month in Kathmandu, with typical daytime highs of 27.3°C.
2024 is the hottest year on record for Kathmandu, running +1.2°C above the 1951 to 1980 baseline.
Yes. Since 1900, Kathmandu has warmed by roughly +1.4°C.
January to December typically offers the most comfortable daytime highs, in the 15°C to 26°C range.
Baseline period 1951 to 1980. Monthly averages are the mean of station observations weighted by proximity. Warming trend is the 20-year smoothed anomaly against that baseline.