Bhadrapur weather in January

In January, Bhadrapur sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bhadrapur's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bhadrapur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:47 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
25%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Bhadrapur is human settlement in Nepal.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bhadrapur reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Bhadrapur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bhadrapur 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
Jan24° / 11°101.610.59.0
Feb27° / 14°111.911.18.3
Mar32° / 18°142.611.85.3
Apr34° / 22°489.212.63.1
May33° / 24°18118.813.32.8
Jun32° / 26°44127.113.62.3
Jul31° / 26°59230.213.52.2
Aug32° / 26°47529.812.92.2
Sep31° / 25°34323.712.22.9
Oct31° / 22°85711.45.2
Nov29° / 16°40.410.77.5
Dec25° / 12°40.710.49.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
89010
99010
109010
119010
128911
138911
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bhadrapur gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
66
75
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95
105
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185
194
204
214
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264
274
284
294
304
314

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183161
284151
384151
485150
585150
685150
785150
885150
985150
1085150
1185150
1285150
1385150
1485150
1583161
1683161
1783161
1882171
1982171
2081181
2181181
2280191
2379192
2478202
2577212
2677212
2776222
2875232
2974242
3072262
3171272

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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185calm
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245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:455:07
210.46:455:07
310.46:465:08
410.46:465:08
510.46:465:09
610.46:465:10
710.46:465:11
810.46:465:11
910.46:475:12
1010.46:475:13
1110.46:475:13
1210.56:475:14
1310.56:475:15
1410.56:475:15
1510.56:475:16
1610.56:475:17
1710.56:475:18
1810.56:475:18
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2010.66:465:20
2110.66:465:21
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2410.66:465:23
2510.66:455:24
2610.76:455:25
2710.76:455:25
2810.76:455:26
2910.76:445:27
3010.76:445:28
3110.76:445:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 3.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bhadrapur

In seasonPeak

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

Bhadrapur'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 Bhadrapur?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Bhadrapur for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bhadrapur in January

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

In January, Bhadrapur sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Bhadrapur in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bhadrapur peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 18UV 11Nov 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bhadrapur 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 Bhadrapur is worst in January — around 225 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 45 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 12223 µg/m³Jul 1746 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan225Very unhealthy
Feb188Very unhealthy
Mar134Unhealthy
Apr96Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul45Poor
Aug57Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct115Unhealthy
Nov173Very unhealthy
Dec214Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bhadrapur?

Bhadrapur sits at 26.5°N, 88.1°E, 91 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Ilām, 44 km away.

DarjeelingBiratnagarĪṭahari̇̄DharānDhankutāInaruwaKhā̃dbāri̇̄

Topography around Bhadrapur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bhadrapur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,608 m.

The land around Bhadrapur is covered by cropland (60%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
3,608 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Ilām 44 km · Darjeeling 57 km · Biratnagar 83 km · Īṭahari̇̄ 83 km · Dharān 86 km · Dhankutā 90 km · Inaruwa 94 km · Khā̃dbāri̇̄ 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 Bhadrapur (26.544°, 88.0944°, elevation 91 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).