Bhimdatta weather in January

In January, Bhimdatta sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 30 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bhimdatta's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bhimdatta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:23 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
31%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Bhimdatta is human settlement.

Density
516/km²
people per km²

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 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bhimdatta reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°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)
1198
2198
3198
4197
5197
6197
7197
8197
9197
10197
11197
12197
13197
14197
15197
16197
17198
18198
19198
20198
21198
22198
23208
24208
25208
26208
27208
28208
29208
30208
31219

How January really feels in Bhimdatta

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.

Bhimdatta weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 303.310.47.7
Feb23° / 10°403.8118.2
Mar28° / 14°233.111.87.4
Apr33° / 18°173.912.74.2
May35° / 22°407.513.43.0
Jun33° / 24°24216.313.83.0
Jul30° / 25°58028.313.72.8
Aug30° / 24°47627.3133.0
Sep30° / 23°1991812.24.3
Oct29° / 18°262.811.37.4
Nov25° / 13°30.410.69.2
Dec21° / 121.110.28.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48317
58218
68218
78119
88119
98020
107921
117921
127921
137822
147822
157723
167723
177723
187723
197723
207822
217822
227921
237921
247921
257921
267921
278119
288119
298119
308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bhimdatta gets around 30 mm of rain over 3.3 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
48
58
69
79
810
910
1010
1111
1211
1311
1411
1512
1612
1712
1811
1911
2011
2111
2211
2311
2411
2511
2610
2710
2810
2911
3011
3112

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26982
27982
28982
29982
30973
31973

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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:225:33
210.27:225:33
310.27:235:34
410.27:235:35
510.27:235:36
610.27:235:36
710.27:235:37
810.27:235:38
910.27:235:38
1010.37:245:39
1110.37:245:40
1210.37:245:41
1310.37:245:41
1410.37:245:42
1510.37:245:43
1610.37:235:44
1710.47:235:45
1810.47:235:45
1910.47:235:46
2010.47:235:47
2110.47:235:48
2210.47:225:49
2310.57:225:49
2410.57:225:50
2510.57:225:51
2610.57:215:52
2710.57:215:53
2810.57:215:53
2910.67:205:54
3010.67:205:55
3110.67:195:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bhimdatta

In seasonPeak

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

Bhimdatta's monsoon runs July–August, 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 Bhimdatta?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Bhimdatta for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Bhimdatta in January

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

In January, Bhimdatta sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Bhimdatta in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bhimdatta peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bhimdatta 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 Bhimdatta is worst in January — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1480 µg/m³Jul 2433 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan81Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bhimdatta?

Bhimdatta sits at 29.0°N, 80.2°E, 218 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Dhangaḍhi̇̄, 50 km away.

Dhangaḍhi̇̄Amargaḍhi̇̄DipayalDārchulāṬikāpurGulariyāBirendranagarDailekh

Topography around Bhimdatta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bhimdatta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 220 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,148 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,719 m.

The land around Bhimdatta is covered by trees (45%) and cropland (44%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
1,148 m
80 km
2,719 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 50 km · Amargaḍhi̇̄ 54 km · Dipayal 81 km · Dārchulā 103 km · Ṭikāpur 104 km · Gulariyā 142 km · Birendranagar 146 km · Dailekh 150 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 Bhimdatta (28.964°, 80.1771°, elevation 218 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).