Birendranagar weather in August

In August, Birendranagar sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 556 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Birendranagar's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Birendranagar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
556 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:52 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Birendranagar is city.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Birendranagar reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Birendranagar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Birendranagar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 424.510.47.3
Feb22° / 10°404.4118.0
Mar27° / 13°26311.87.7
Apr32° / 18°18412.74.6
May34° / 22°397.213.43.5
Jun33° / 24°2931813.83.1
Jul30° / 24°64230.313.62.7
Aug30° / 24°55630.2132.7
Sep29° / 23°24422.612.23.8
Oct28° / 18°384.911.37.4
Nov25° / 13°71.110.69.1
Dec20° / 161.410.28.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13793
14793
15793
16892
17892
18892
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201090
211288
221288
231486
241486
251684
261684
271981
282080
292179
302278
312575

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Birendranagar gets around 556 mm of rain over 30.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 97% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
199
299
399
499
599
699
799
899
999
1099
1199
1298
1398
1498
1598
1698
1798
1898
1998
2098
2197
2297
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2496
2596
2695
2794
2894
2993
3092
3191

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51783
61783
71882
81882
91981
101981
112080
122179
132377
142476
152674
162773
172971
183070
193268
203367
213565
223664
233763
243961
254060
264258
274456
284654
294852
305050
315248

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, 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
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103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
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263calm
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283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:437:06
213.45:447:05
313.35:447:05
413.35:457:04
513.35:467:03
613.35:467:02
713.25:477:02
813.25:477:01
913.25:487:00
1013.25:486:59
1113.25:496:58
1213.15:496:57
1313.15:506:56
1413.15:516:55
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1613.05:526:54
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1813.05:536:52
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2012.95:546:50
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2212.95:556:47
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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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
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Birendranagar

In seasonPeak

In August, Birendranagar sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Birendranagar'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 August a good time to visit Birendranagar?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Birendranagar.

What to pack for Birendranagar in August

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

In August, Birendranagar sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Birendranagar in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Birendranagar peaks around August 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateAug 21UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Birendranagar in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Birendranagar is worst in April — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1579 µg/m³Jul 2430 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Birendranagar?

Birendranagar sits at 28.6°N, 81.6°E, 697 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Dailekh, 29 km away.

ṬikāpurGulariyāNepalgunjTulsi̇̄purDipayalDhangaḍhi̇̄Amargaḍhi̇̄

Topography around Birendranagar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Birendranagar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 733 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,971 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,534 m.

The land around Birendranagar is covered by trees (41%), cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
1,971 m
80 km
4,534 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Dailekh 29 km · Ṭikāpur 49 km · Gulariyā 51 km · Nepalgunj 61 km · Tulsi̇̄pur 84 km · Dipayal 99 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 101 km · Amargaḍhi̇̄ 127 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 Birendranagar (28.5967°, 81.6166°, elevation 697 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).