Bhaktapur weather in November

In November, Bhaktapur sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of November to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Bhaktapur's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bhaktapur's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 18 mm; 4.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:30 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Bhaktapur is municipality in Bhaktapur District, Nepal.

Air quality: Elevated; PM2.5 22.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: 1953

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

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical November day in Bhaktapur reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 3°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	9
7	20	9
8	20	9
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	8
16	19	8
17	19	8
18	19	8
19	19	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	17	7

Bhaktapur weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 3°	41	5.3	1	10.4	5.1
Feb	17° / 5°	52	7.9	0.9	11	5.7
Mar	20° / 7°	62	11.9	0.1	11.8	6.3
Apr	23° / 11°	90	14.7	0	12.6	6.2
May	24° / 14°	192	22.6	0	13.4	5.1
Jun	25° / 18°	410	27.3	0	13.7	4.0
Jul	25° / 19°	736	30.9	0	13.6	3.4
Aug	25° / 19°	573	30.8	0	13	3.4
Sep	24° / 17°	311	27.9	0	12.2	4.0
Oct	22° / 13°	82	13.9	0	11.3	6.3
Nov	19° / 8°	18	4.4	0	10.6	7.2
Dec	16° / 5°	19	2.4	0.2	10.3	6.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	85	85	85	84	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	76	76	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	76
Cloudier (%)	15	15	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	80	20
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Bhaktapur gets around 18 mm of rain over 4.4 wet days in November, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	12	11	10	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	24
3	24
4	23
5	22
6	22
7	21
8	20
9	20
10	19
11	18
12	18
13	17
14	16
15	15
16	15
17	14
18	13
19	12
20	11
21	10
22	10
23	9
24	9
25	8
26	7
27	7
28	6
29	6
30	6

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	88	90	92	93	95	96	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	12	10	8	7	5	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	90	10
3	92	8
4	93	7
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of November to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:04 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41
Sunset (PM)	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	6:19	5:15
2	10.9	6:20	5:14
3	10.9	6:21	5:13
4	10.9	6:21	5:13
5	10.8	6:22	5:12
6	10.8	6:23	5:11
7	10.8	6:23	5:11
8	10.8	6:24	5:10
9	10.7	6:25	5:10
10	10.7	6:26	5:09
11	10.7	6:27	5:09
12	10.7	6:27	5:08
13	10.7	6:28	5:08
14	10.6	6:29	5:07
15	10.6	6:30	5:07
16	10.6	6:30	5:07
17	10.6	6:31	5:06
18	10.6	6:32	5:06
19	10.6	6:33	5:06
20	10.5	6:33	5:06
21	10.5	6:34	5:05
22	10.5	6:35	5:05
23	10.5	6:36	5:05
24	10.5	6:37	5:05
25	10.5	6:37	5:05
26	10.4	6:38	5:04
27	10.4	6:39	5:04
28	10.4	6:40	5:04
29	10.4	6:40	5:04
30	10.4	6:41	5:04

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 3.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Bhaktapur

In seasonPeak

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

Bhaktapur's monsoon runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Bhaktapur?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Bhaktapur for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Bhaktapur in November

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

In November, Bhaktapur sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

UV index in Bhaktapur in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November 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 Bhaktapur peaks around July 19 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	9	9	10	10	13	12	10	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Bhaktapur in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bhaktapur is worst in January — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.6× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bhaktapur's WHO annual average of 22.8 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	39	35	27	23	17	13	7	10	13	21	30	39
Level	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	39	Poor
Feb	35	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	7	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	39	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bhaktapur?

Bhaktapur sits at 27.7°N, 85.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Madhyapur Thimi, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Bhaktapur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bhaktapur has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 1,346 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,964 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,102 m.

The land around Bhaktapur is covered by cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

319 m

cropland 54%

16 km

1,964 m

trees 51%

80 km

7,102 m

trees 69%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen

← October Bhaktapur year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Madhyapur Thimi 4.0 km · Nagarkot 10 km · Banepā 10 km · Kathmandu 11 km · Patan 11 km · Dhulikhel 12 km · Panauti 13 km · Ki̇̄rtipur 15 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

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 Bhaktapur (27.673°, 85.43°, elevation 0 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	9
7	20	9
8	20	9
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	8
16	19	8
17	19	8
18	19	8
19	19	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	17	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	80	20
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	24
3	24
4	23
5	22
6	22
7	21
8	20
9	20
10	19
11	18
12	18
13	17
14	16
15	15
16	15
17	14
18	13
19	12
20	11
21	10
22	10
23	9
24	9
25	8
26	7
27	7
28	6
29	6
30	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	90	10
3	92	8
4	93	7
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	9
7	20	9
8	20	9
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	8
16	19	8
17	19	8
18	19	8
19	19	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	17	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	80	20
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	24
3	24
4	23
5	22
6	22
7	21
8	20
9	20
10	19
11	18
12	18
13	17
14	16
15	15
16	15
17	14
18	13
19	12
20	11
21	10
22	10
23	9
24	9
25	8
26	7
27	7
28	6
29	6
30	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	90	10
3	92	8
4	93	7
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	9
7	20	9
8	20	9
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	19	9
12	19	9
13	19	9
14	19	9
15	19	8
16	19	8
17	19	8
18	19	8
19	19	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	17	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	80	20
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	24
3	24
4	23
5	22
6	22
7	21
8	20
9	20
10	19
11	18
12	18
13	17
14	16
15	15
16	15
17	14
18	13
19	12
20	11
21	10
22	10
23	9
24	9
25	8
26	7
27	7
28	6
29	6
30	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	90	10
3	92	8
4	93	7
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0