Dārchulā weather in July

In July, Dārchulā sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 495 mm of rain across 29.8 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dārchulā's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dārchulā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
495 mm
29.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:36 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Dārchulā is human settlement in Nepal.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Dārchulā reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12417
22417
32418
42418
52418
62418
72418
82418
92318
102318
112318
122318
132318
142318
152318
162318
172318
182318
192318
202318
212318
222318
232318
242318
252318
262318
272318
282318
292318
302318
312318

How July really feels in Dārchulā

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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dārchulā weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 576.74.610.33.5
Feb14° / 657.24.610.94.3
Mar18° / 506.72.211.86.3
Apr22° / 358.30.212.77.2
May24° / 12°4011.4013.57.1
Jun25° / 16°17919.2013.95.5
Jul23° / 18°49529.8013.73.7
Aug23° / 18°44930.1013.13.6
Sep23° / 15°19119.7012.25.4
Oct21° / 304.1011.38.0
Nov17° / 91.90.310.57.4
Dec14° / 192.41.310.15.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32476
42278
51981
61882
71783
81585
91387
101288
111090
121090
13892
14892
15793
16793
17694
18694
19694
20694
21694
22694
23694
24694
25694
26694
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dārchulā gets around 495 mm of rain over 29.8 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 96% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
188
289
390
491
592
693
794
894
995
1095
1196
1296
1397
1497
1597
1697
1798
1898
1998
2098
2198
2298
2398
2498
2598
2698
2798
2898
2998
3098
3198

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12125927
21115929
3195931
4185932
5175834
6165736
7055738
8045640
9035542
10035443
11025345
12025246
13015247
14015148
15015148
16015049
17015050
18004951
19004951
20004951
21004951
22004951
23004951
24004951
25005050
26005050
27005050
28005149
29005149
30005149
31005149

Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:297:23
213.95:307:23
313.95:307:23
413.95:307:23
513.95:317:23
613.95:317:23
713.95:327:23
813.85:327:23
913.85:337:22
1013.85:337:22
1113.85:347:22
1213.85:347:22
1313.85:357:22
1413.85:357:21
1513.85:367:21
1613.75:367:21
1713.75:377:20
1813.75:377:20
1913.75:387:20
2013.75:387:19
2113.75:397:19
2213.65:397:18
2313.65:407:18
2413.65:417:17
2513.65:417:17
2613.65:427:16
2713.65:427:16
2813.55:437:15
2913.55:447:14
3013.55:447:14
3113.55:457:13

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 3.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Dārchulā

In seasonPeak

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

Dārchulā'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 July a good time to visit Dārchulā?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dārchulā.

What to pack for Dārchulā in July

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

In July, Dārchulā sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Dārchulā in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dārchulā peaks around July 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 13Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Dārchulā in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Dārchulā is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2131 µg/m³Aug 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dārchulā?

Dārchulā sits at 29.8°N, 80.5°E, 1,923 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Amargaḍhi̇̄, 59 km away.

Amargaḍhi̇̄DipayalBhimdattaDhangaḍhi̇̄ṬikāpurDailekhBirendranagarGulariyā

Topography around Dārchulā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dārchulā has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,195 m around an average of 1,559 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,537 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,075 m.

The land around Dārchulā is covered by trees (64%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
2,195 m
16 km
3,537 m
80 km
7,075 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Amargaḍhi̇̄ 59 km · Dipayal 74 km · Bhimdatta 103 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 126 km · Ṭikāpur 155 km · Dailekh 157 km · Birendranagar 172 km · Gulariyā 196 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 Dārchulā (29.83°, 80.55°, elevation 1,923 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).