Chautārā weather in August

In August, Chautārā sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 598 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Chautārā's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chautārā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
598 mm
30.9 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:36 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
93%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Chautārā is human settlement.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Chautārā reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°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, 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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112419
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Chautārā weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 4371.410.44.8
Feb16° / 5410.31.5115.3
Mar20° / 5312.40.111.86.2
Apr23° / 10°6113.9012.66.3
May24° / 14°13521.2013.45.4
Jun25° / 17°39127.1013.74.0
Jul24° / 19°74831013.63.4
Aug24° / 19°59830.90133.5
Sep24° / 17°32728.5012.23.9
Oct22° / 12°8216.3011.36.0
Nov19° / 257010.66.8
Dec16° / 2450.310.35.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
100100
110100
120100
130100
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19298
20298
21298
22397
23397
24397
25496
26496
27496
28595
29595
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chautārā gets around 598 mm of rain over 30.9 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2699
2799
2899
2999
3099
3198

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
101288
201288
301189
401189
501189
601189
701090
801090
901090
1001090
1101090
1201189
1301288
1401288
1501486
1601585
1701684
1801783
1901981
2002080
2102278
2202377
2302476
2402674
2502773
2602971
2703070
2803268
2903466
3003664
3113861

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

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
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
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263calm
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283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:286:48
213.35:296:47
313.35:296:47
413.35:306:46
513.25:306:45
613.25:316:45
713.25:326:44
813.25:326:43
913.25:336:42
1013.15:336:41
1113.15:346:41
1213.15:346:40
1313.15:356:39
1413.05:356:38
1513.05:366:37
1613.05:366:36
1713.05:376:35
1812.95:376:34
1912.95:386:33
2012.95:386:32
2112.95:396:31
2212.85:396:30
2312.85:406:29
2412.85:416:28
2512.85:416:27
2612.75:426:26
2712.75:426:25
2812.75:426:24
2912.75:436:23
3012.65:436:22
3112.65:446:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Chautārā

In seasonPeak

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

Chautārā'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 Chautārā?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chautārā.

What to pack for Chautārā in August

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

In August, Chautārā sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Chautārā in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chautārā 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 Chautārā 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 Chautārā is worst in January — around 144 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 10144 µg/m³Jul 1927 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan144Unhealthy
Feb127Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr84Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun46Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep48Poor
Oct77Unhealthy
Nov111Unhealthy
Dec142Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Chautārā?

Chautārā sits at 27.8°N, 85.7°E, 1,457 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Nagarkot, 20 km away.

Topography around Chautārā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chautārā has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 884 m around an average of 1,280 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,003 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,767 m.

The land around Chautārā is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
884 m
16 km
3,003 m
80 km
7,767 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Nagarkot 20 km · Dhulikhel 24 km · Banepā 25 km · Panauti 28 km · Bhaktapur 30 km · Madhyapur Thimi 34 km · Chari̇̄koṭ 35 km · Kathmandu 39 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 Chautārā (27.7763°, 85.7127°, elevation 1,457 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).