Dailekh weather in August

In August, Dailekh sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 486 mm of rain across 30.7 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Dailekh's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dailekh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
486 mm
30.7 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:51 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Dailekh is human settlement in Nepal.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dailekh reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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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Dailekh 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
Jan15° / 414.910.45.3
Feb17° / 476.5116.4
Mar21° / 34711.87.5
Apr26° / 13°297.212.77.5
May27° / 16°6012.413.46.4
Jun27° / 19°25021.913.84.8
Jul25° / 20°56930.813.73.4
Aug25° / 20°48630.7133.4
Sep25° / 18°20427.312.24.2
Oct23° / 13°4610.311.37.3
Nov20° / 112.310.68.0
Dec16° / 151.610.26.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14496
15595
16595
17595
18595
19694
20694
21694
22892
23892
24892
25991
261288
271288
281387
291585
301684
311783

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dailekh gets around 486 mm of rain over 30.7 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 (%)
199
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2798
2898
2998
3098
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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
108614
208614
308614
408614
508614
608614
708713
808713
908812
1008812
1108911
1209010
130919
140928
150937
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180955
191954
201954
211963
221963
231972
241972
252962
262962
273961
283961
294951
305941
315941

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
173calm
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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 5:42 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:427:06
213.45:437:05
313.45:447:05
413.35:447:04
513.35:457:03
613.35:457:02
713.35:467:02
813.25:467:01
913.25:477:00
1013.25:486:59
1113.25:486:58
1213.15:496:57
1313.15:496:56
1413.15:506:55
1513.15:506:54
1613.05:516:53
1713.05:526:53
1813.05:526:52
1913.05:536:50
2012.95:536:49
2112.95:546:48
2212.95:546:47
2312.95:556:46
2412.85:556:45
2512.85:566:44
2612.85:566:43
2712.75:576:42
2812.75:586:41
2912.75:586:40
3012.75:596:38
3112.65:596:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 3.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
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213.6Moderate
223.7Moderate
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263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dailekh

In seasonPeak

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

Dailekh'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 August a good time to visit Dailekh?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dailekh.

What to pack for Dailekh in August

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

In August, Dailekh sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Dailekh in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dailekh peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Dec 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Dailekh 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 Dailekh 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 Dailekh?

Dailekh sits at 28.8°N, 81.7°E, 1,307 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Birendranagar, 29 km away.

ṬikāpurGulariyāDipayalNepalgunjTulsi̇̄purDhangaḍhi̇̄Amargaḍhi̇̄

Topography around Dailekh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dailekh has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m around an average of 1,080 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,665 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,225 m.

The land around Dailekh is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
833 m
16 km
2,665 m
80 km
5,225 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Birendranagar 29 km · Ṭikāpur 68 km · Gulariyā 79 km · Dipayal 88 km · Nepalgunj 89 km · Tulsi̇̄pur 98 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 110 km · Amargaḍhi̇̄ 121 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 Dailekh (28.8443°, 81.7101°, elevation 1,307 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).