Dailekh weather in October

In October, Dailekh sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 46 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dailekh's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dailekh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:24 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
31%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Dailekh is human settlement in Nepal.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical October day in Dailekh reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Dailekh weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
28020
38218
48317
58416
68515
78713
88812
98812
108911
118911
129010
13919
14919
15919
16919
17919
18928
19928
20928
21928
22919
23919
24928
25928
26928
27928
28919
29919
30919
31928

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dailekh gets around 46 mm of rain over 10.3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
266
363
460
557
654
751
848
945
1043
1140
1237
1335
1432
1530
1628
1727
1825
1924
2023
2122
2221
2320
2419
2518
2617
2716
2815
2914
3013
3113

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 39% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14156714
25176612
35206510
4623629
5826597
6929566
71131535
81334494
91536454
101738423
112040383
122241342
132542302
142943271
153243241
163643211
174042181
184441150
194739130
205138110
21553690
22583570
23613360
24643150
25672940
26702730
27732520
28762310
29782110
30801910
31831700

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
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104calm
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124calm
134calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:155:59
211.76:165:58
311.76:165:57
411.66:175:55
511.66:185:54
611.66:185:53
711.66:195:52
811.56:195:51
911.56:205:50
1011.56:215:48
1111.46:215:47
1211.46:225:46
1311.46:225:45
1411.46:235:44
1511.36:245:43
1611.36:245:42
1711.36:255:41
1811.26:265:40
1911.26:265:39
2011.26:275:38
2111.26:285:37
2211.16:285:36
2311.16:295:35
2411.16:305:34
2511.06:305:33
2611.06:315:33
2711.06:325:32
2811.06:335:31
2910.96:335:30
3010.96:345:29
3110.96:355:29

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.77 kWh/m².

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 — October's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
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244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dailekh

In seasonPeak

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

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 October a good time to visit Dailekh?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Dailekh for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Dailekh in October

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

In October, Dailekh sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dailekh in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October 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
October 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).