Bāgluṅ weather in January

In January, Bāgluṅ sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bāgluṅ's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bāgluṅ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:08 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
45%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bāgluṅ reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2133
3133
4133
5133
6133
7132
8132
9132
10132
11132
12132
13132
14132
15132
16132
17132
18132
19132
20132
21133
22133
23133
24133
25133
26143
27143
28143
29143
30143
31143

Bāgluṅ weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 517.610.44.1
Feb15° / 6611.3114.7
Mar19° / 7014.711.85.7
Apr22° / 9316.312.75.8
May23° / 13°19322.513.45.1
Jun24° / 17°33726.313.84.2
Jul24° / 19°56129.813.63.6
Aug24° / 18°47928.1133.9
Sep23° / 17°27325.512.24.3
Oct21° / 12°7214.811.36.1
Nov18° / 317.210.66.3
Dec15° / 254.910.25.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37228
47228
57228
67228
77228
87228
97129
107129
117129
127129
136931
146931
156832
166733
176634
186535
196436
206436
216337
226337
236238
246139
256139
266139
276139
286139
296139
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bāgluṅ gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 25% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
418
518
618
719
819
920
1021
1121
1222
1323
1424
1525
1625
1726
1827
1927
2028
2128
2229
2329
2430
2530
2630
2731
2831
2931
3031
3132

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:075:21
210.27:075:21
310.27:075:22
410.37:075:23
510.37:085:23
610.37:085:24
710.37:085:25
810.37:085:25
910.37:085:26
1010.37:085:27
1110.37:085:28
1210.37:085:28
1310.37:085:29
1410.47:085:30
1510.47:085:31
1610.47:085:31
1710.47:085:32
1810.47:085:33
1910.47:085:34
2010.47:085:35
2110.57:085:35
2210.57:075:36
2310.57:075:37
2410.57:075:38
2510.57:075:39
2610.67:065:39
2710.67:065:40
2810.67:065:41
2910.67:055:42
3010.67:055:43
3110.77:045:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 3.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bāgluṅ

In seasonPeak

None of Bāgluṅ's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bāgluṅ's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Bāgluṅ?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bāgluṅ for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bāgluṅ in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Bāgluṅ sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Bāgluṅ in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bāgluṅ peaks around July 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 21UV 13Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bāgluṅ in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bāgluṅ is worst in April — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorApr 1346 µg/m³Jul 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr47Poor
May33Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bāgluṅ?

Bāgluṅ sits at 28.3°N, 83.6°E, 1,174 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Wāliṅ, 35 km away.

TānsenButwālSiddharthanagarLumbiniChitwanTulsi̇̄pur

Topography around Bāgluṅ

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bāgluṅ.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bāgluṅ has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,113 m around an average of 1,154 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,696 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,992 m.

The land around Bāgluṅ is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,113 m
16 km
2,696 m
80 km
7,992 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Wāliṅ 35 km · Pokhara 36 km · Tānsen 45 km · Butwāl 66 km · Siddharthanagar 87 km · Lumbini 97 km · Chitwan 105 km · Tulsi̇̄pur 128 km

Nepal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,536
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
16%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
16.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 514
Religion
Hindu 81%Buddhist 8%Muslim 5%Kirat 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bāgluṅ (28.2673°, 83.5996°, elevation 1,174 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).