Bhaktapur weather in September

In September, Bhaktapur sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 311 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 7% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Bhaktapur's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bhaktapur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
311 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
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.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Bhaktapur reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 2°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12518
22518
32518
42518
52518
62518
72518
82518
92518
102418
112418
122418
132418
142418
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202417
212417
222417
232417
242417
252417
262417
272416
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292416
302416

Bhaktapur weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 415.3110.45.1
Feb17° / 527.90.9115.7
Mar20° / 6211.90.111.86.3
Apr23° / 11°9014.7012.66.2
May24° / 14°19222.6013.45.1
Jun25° / 18°41027.3013.74.0
Jul25° / 19°73630.9013.63.4
Aug25° / 19°57330.80133.4
Sep24° / 17°31127.9012.24.0
Oct22° / 13°8213.9011.36.3
Nov19° / 184.4010.67.2
Dec16° / 192.40.210.36.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
21090
31090
41090
51189
61288
71387
81486
91486
101684
111684
121783
131882
141981
151981
162080
172179
182278
192377
202575
212575
222773
233070
243268
253367
263565
273961
284159
294357
304753

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Bhaktapur gets around 311 mm of rain over 27.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
198
298
397
497
597
696
796
896
995
1095
1194
1294
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1892
1992
2091
2191
2290
2389
2488
2586
2685
2783
2881
2979
3077

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1002080
2002278
3002476
4002773
5002971
6003169
7003466
8003763
9003961
10014257
11014455
12014752
13014950
14015247
15015445
16015742
17025939
18026236
19026434
20036631
21036928
22047125
23157123
24167320
25187318
26197416
272117413
282147311
293167110
30319708

Wind in September

Winds average 3 km/h in September.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:466:20
212.65:466:19
312.55:476:18
412.55:476:17
512.55:486:16
612.45:486:14
712.45:496:13
812.45:496:12
912.45:496:11
1012.35:506:10
1112.35:506:09
1212.35:516:07
1312.25:516:06
1412.25:526:05
1512.25:526:04
1612.25:536:02
1712.15:536:01
1812.15:546:00
1912.15:545:59
2012.05:555:58
2112.05:555:56
2212.05:565:55
2312.05:565:54
2411.95:575:53
2511.95:575:52
2611.95:585:50
2711.95:585:49
2811.85:595:48
2911.85:595:47
3011.86:005:46

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.99 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 — September's 3.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Bhaktapur

In seasonPeak

None of Bhaktapur's seasonal hazards are active in September. 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 September a good time to visit Bhaktapur?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Bhaktapur for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bhaktapur in September

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

In September, Bhaktapur sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Bhaktapur in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 13Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bhaktapur in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorJan 1039 µg/m³Jul 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb35Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul7Good
Aug10Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec39Poor
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
16 km
1,964 m
80 km
7,102 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen
September 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
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 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).