Climate and average weather in Chari̇̄koṭ
In Chari̇̄koṭ, the summers are warm, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are cool, snowy, and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Chari̇̄koṭ typically varies from 0°C to 22°C, and is rarely below -3°C or above 24°C. June is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Chari̇̄koṭ for warm-weather activities are from early March to late May and early October to mid December.
- Hottest
- Jun
- 22°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 0°
- Wettest
- Jul
- 904 mm
- Driest
- Dec
- 29 mm
- Rain / yr
- 3088 mm
- 234 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.2–13.8 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,941 m
- 27.7°N
- Clearest
- Dec
- 40% cloud
Chari̇̄koṭ is municipality in Nepal.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Chari̇̄koṭ weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early March to late May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Chari̇̄koṭ, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 6.1 months, from April 12 to October 14, with daily high temperatures above 19°C. The hottest month of the year in Chari̇̄koṭ is June, with an average high of 22°C and low of 15°C.
The cool season lasts 2.2 months, from December 13 to February 16, with daily high temperatures below 13°C. The coldest month of the year in Chari̇̄koṭ is January, with an average low of 0°C and high of 11°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 12°C) in March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | 0 |
| Feb | 13 | 1 |
| Mar | 16 | 4 |
| Apr | 20 | 8 |
| May | 21 | 12 |
| Jun | 22 | 15 |
| Jul | 22 | 17 |
| Aug | 22 | 17 |
| Sep | 21 | 15 |
| Oct | 19 | 10 |
| Nov | 16 | 5 |
| Dec | 13 | 2 |
How hot and cold Chari̇̄koṭ really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -0°C (around January 10), with roughly 19 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C), worst in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Air high (°C) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Air low (°C) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| Apr | 19 | 20 | 8 | 8 |
| May | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 |
| Jun | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 |
| Jul | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
| Aug | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
| Sep | 21 | 21 | 15 | 15 |
| Oct | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 |
| Nov | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
| Dec | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
Average hourly temperature in Chari̇̄koṭ
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on June afternoons, near 22°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 0°C.
Chari̇̄koṭ weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11° / 0° | 45 | 9 | 6.5 | 10.4 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 13° / 1° | 57 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 11 | 3.7 |
| Mar | 16° / 4° | 66 | 15.3 | 3.2 | 11.8 | 4.7 |
| Apr | 20° / 8° | 79 | 18 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 5.2 |
| May | 21° / 12° | 170 | 24.8 | 0 | 13.3 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 22° / 15° | 453 | 28.3 | 0 | 13.7 | 3.7 |
| Jul | 22° / 17° | 904 | 31 | 0 | 13.6 | 3.2 |
| Aug | 22° / 17° | 741 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 3.2 |
| Sep | 21° / 15° | 400 | 29.5 | 0 | 12.2 | 3.4 |
| Oct | 19° / 10° | 107 | 20.6 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 4.8 |
| Nov | 16° / 5° | 35 | 9 | 0.7 | 10.6 | 5.3 |
| Dec | 13° / 2° | 29 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 10.3 | 4.2 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Chari̇̄koṭ gets about 3088 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.8 months, from around Apr 22 to Oct 16, peaking in July at about 100% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Dec 9.
July is the wettest month by volume, with 904 mm over about 31 wet days; December is the driest, with 29 mm. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 29 | 41 | 49 | 61 | 80 | 94 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 66 | 31 | 20 |
| Rain days | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 9 |
| Feb | 41 | 12 |
| Mar | 49 | 15 |
| Apr | 61 | 18 |
| May | 80 | 25 |
| Jun | 94 | 28 |
| Jul | 100 | 31 |
| Aug | 100 | 31 |
| Sep | 97 | 30 |
| Oct | 66 | 21 |
| Nov | 31 | 9 |
| Dec | 20 | 6 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Chari̇̄koṭ collects about 3088 mm of rain across 234 wet days — roughly 257 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. July is the wettest month with 904 mm, while December is the driest at just 29 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 68% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 45 | 57 | 66 | 79 | 170 | 453 | 904 | 741 | 400 | 107 | 35 | 29 |
| Rain days | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 6 |
| Snow days | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 57 | 12 | 6 |
| Mar | 66 | 15 | 3 |
| Apr | 79 | 18 | 0 |
| May | 170 | 25 | 0 |
| Jun | 453 | 28 | 0 |
| Jul | 904 | 31 | 0 |
| Aug | 741 | 31 | 0 |
| Sep | 400 | 30 | 0 |
| Oct | 107 | 21 | 0 |
| Nov | 35 | 9 | 1 |
| Dec | 29 | 6 | 3 |
Snow in Chari̇̄koṭ
Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.
Chari̇̄koṭ averages about 20 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly Nov 17 to Apr 8 — about 4.7 months.
January is snowiest, with roughly 6 days of snow and an estimated 23 cm of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 68 cm of snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow days | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 23 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Snow days | Snowfall (cm) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 23 |
| Feb | 6 | 25 |
| Mar | 3 | 9 |
| Apr | 0 | 1 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 1 | 1 |
| Dec | 3 | 9 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Chari̇̄koṭ, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around October 4 and lasts for 7.7 months, ending around May 24. The clearest month is December, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around May 25 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around October 3. The cloudiest month is July, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 99% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 73 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 53 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 63 | 67 | 74 |
| Cloudier (%) | 27 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 47 | 79 | 99 | 99 | 85 | 37 | 33 | 26 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73 | 27 |
| Feb | 69 | 31 |
| Mar | 70 | 30 |
| Apr | 66 | 34 |
| May | 53 | 47 |
| Jun | 21 | 79 |
| Jul | 1 | 99 |
| Aug | 1 | 99 |
| Sep | 15 | 85 |
| Oct | 63 | 37 |
| Nov | 67 | 33 |
| Dec | 74 | 26 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 20, brings about 13 h 48 min of light; the shortest, around December 20, only 10 h 12 min — a swing of roughly 3 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:57 | 6:45 | 6:17 | 5:41 | 5:16 | 5:09 | 5:19 | 5:35 | 5:50 | 6:06 | 6:28 | 6:49 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:23 | 5:46 | 6:04 | 6:21 | 6:38 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:35 | 6:00 | 5:26 | 5:04 | 5:05 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.4 | 6:57 | 5:23 |
| Feb | 11.0 | 6:45 | 5:46 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 6:17 | 6:04 |
| Apr | 12.6 | 5:41 | 6:21 |
| May | 13.3 | 5:16 | 6:38 |
| Jun | 13.7 | 5:09 | 6:53 |
| Jul | 13.6 | 5:19 | 6:54 |
| Aug | 13.0 | 5:35 | 6:35 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 5:50 | 6:00 |
| Oct | 11.3 | 6:06 | 5:26 |
| Nov | 10.6 | 6:28 | 5:04 |
| Dec | 10.3 | 6:49 | 5:05 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Chari̇̄koṭ averages about 9 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 18 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 6.8 months, from around Oct 12 to May 5. The sunniest month is December, with roughly 16 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is July, down near 0 sunny days — about 100% fewer than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 17 |
| Sky | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Bright |
| Feb | 13 | Mixed |
| Mar | 14 | Mixed |
| Apr | 11 | Mixed |
| May | 8 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 3 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 0 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 0 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 1 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 10 | Mixed |
| Nov | 14 | Mixed |
| Dec | 17 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Chari̇̄koṭ, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.5 months, from around June 6 to September 21. The muggiest month is August, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 93% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around September 22 to June 5, and March is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 100 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 94 | 92 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 66 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| Jun | 8 | 34 | 57 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 4 | 94 | 2 |
| Aug | 0 | 7 | 92 | 1 |
| Sep | 5 | 52 | 43 | 0 |
| Oct | 72 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Chari̇̄koṭ is steady company: average speeds sit near 3 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | calm |
| Feb | 4 | calm |
| Mar | 4 | calm |
| Apr | 4 | calm |
| May | 4 | calm |
| Jun | 3 | calm |
| Jul | 3 | calm |
| Aug | 3 | calm |
| Sep | 3 | calm |
| Oct | 3 | calm |
| Nov | 3 | calm |
| Dec | 3 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Chari̇̄koṭ
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Chari̇̄koṭ's monsoon runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Chari̇̄koṭ
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Chari̇̄koṭ throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid May, Chari̇̄koṭ is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Chari̇̄koṭ for general outdoor tourist activities run from early March to late May and again from early October to mid December, with a peak score in the first week of November.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| Rating | poor | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | poor | poor | poor | fair | fair | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.2 | poor |
| Feb | 3.7 | fair |
| Mar | 4.7 | fair |
| Apr | 5.1 | fair |
| May | 4.5 | fair |
| Jun | 3.7 | fair |
| Jul | 3.2 | poor |
| Aug | 3.2 | poor |
| Sep | 3.5 | poor |
| Oct | 4.8 | fair |
| Nov | 5.2 | fair |
| Dec | 4.2 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Chari̇̄koṭ for hot-weather activities is from mid April to early July, with a peak score in the last week of May.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Chari̇̄koṭ, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around June (highs near 22°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 11°C), pack a warm layer and rain gear.
In June, Chari̇̄koṭ sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Chari̇̄koṭ by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chari̇̄koṭ peaks around July 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | 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 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 4 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Chari̇̄koṭ
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 4 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 0 |
| Feb | 5 | 0 |
| Mar | 7 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 5 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 9 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 8.5 | 6 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 6.5 | 4 |
| Nov | 4 | 0 |
| Dec | 4 | 0 |
Air quality in Chari̇̄koṭ by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Chari̇̄koṭ is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 33 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | Poor |
| Feb | 37 | Poor |
| Mar | 37 | Poor |
| Apr | 37 | Poor |
| May | 28 | Moderate |
| Jun | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 11 | Good |
| Aug | 12 | Good |
| Sep | 15 | Moderate |
| Oct | 22 | Moderate |
| Nov | 28 | Moderate |
| Dec | 33 | Moderate |
Growing season
The growing season in Chari̇̄koṭ typically lasts about 348 days, from around January 24 to January 6 — the span where a frost-free day is more likely than not. It is reliably frost-free from March 8 to December 6.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 50 | 69 | 94 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 78 |
| Frost nights | 31 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 31 |
| Feb | 69 | 28 |
| Mar | 94 | 9 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 98 | 0 |
| Dec | 78 | 27 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Chari̇̄koṭ banks about 1,566 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 110 | 202 | 261 | 287 | 284 | 243 | 143 | 23 | 0 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 15 |
| Apr | 110 |
| May | 202 |
| Jun | 261 |
| Jul | 287 |
| Aug | 284 |
| Sep | 243 |
| Oct | 143 |
| Nov | 23 |
| Dec | 0 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Chari̇̄koṭ receives about 4.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.4 and 6.4 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.4 months, from around Feb 6 to Jun 18. The brightest month is April, averaging about 6.3 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is July, down near 3.4 kWh/m² — roughly 45% less than the April peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.1 | Bright |
| Feb | 4.8 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.8 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.4 | Intense |
| May | 6.0 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.8 | Bright |
| Jul | 3.4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3.5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Oct | 4.4 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.7 | Moderate |
Where is Chari̇̄koṭ?
Chari̇̄koṭ sits at 27.7°N, 86.1°E, 1,941 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Chautārā, 35 km away.
Topography around Chari̇̄koṭ
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chari̇̄koṭ.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Chari̇̄koṭ has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,471 m around an average of 1,749 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,104 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,007 m.
The land around Chari̇̄koṭ is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) within 80 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 Chari̇̄koṭ (27.6682°, 86.0519°, elevation 1,941 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).