Dhankutā weather in January

In January, Dhankutā sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dhankutā's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dhankutā's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 24 mm; 5.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:51 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Dhankutā is human settlement.

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

← December Dhankutā year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dhankutā reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	6
2	18	6
3	18	6
4	18	6
5	18	6
6	18	6
7	18	6
8	18	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	18	6
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

Dhankutā weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 6°	24	5.2	10.5	6.6
Feb	20° / 8°	34	6.5	11	6.9
Mar	24° / 11°	45	8.2	11.8	7.3
Apr	27° / 15°	103	15.5	12.6	5.8
May	27° / 19°	229	25.5	13.3	4.3
Jun	27° / 21°	447	29.2	13.7	3.4
Jul	27° / 22°	664	31	13.5	3.2
Aug	27° / 22°	493	30.9	13	3.2
Sep	27° / 21°	360	27.7	12.2	3.8
Oct	25° / 16°	100	13.9	11.4	6.5
Nov	22° / 11°	20	3.7	10.7	8.1
Dec	19° / 7°	12	2.6	10.3	7.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	76	76	75	74	73	73	72	71	69	69	67	66	65	63	62	61	60	58	58	56	56	56	55	54	54	54	53	54	54	54	54
Cloudier (%)	24	24	25	26	27	27	28	29	31	31	33	34	35	37	38	39	40	42	42	44	44	44	45	46	46	46	47	46	46	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	60	40
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dhankutā gets around 24 mm of rain over 5.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	14
4	14
5	15
6	15
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	15
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	18
25	18
26	18
27	18
28	18
29	18
30	18
31	18

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:31 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47
Sunset (PM)	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:49	5:09
2	10.3	6:49	5:09
3	10.3	6:50	5:10
4	10.3	6:50	5:11
5	10.4	6:50	5:11
6	10.4	6:50	5:12
7	10.4	6:50	5:13
8	10.4	6:50	5:13
9	10.4	6:51	5:14
10	10.4	6:51	5:15
11	10.4	6:51	5:15
12	10.4	6:51	5:16
13	10.4	6:51	5:17
14	10.4	6:51	5:18
15	10.5	6:51	5:18
16	10.5	6:51	5:19
17	10.5	6:51	5:20
18	10.5	6:51	5:21
19	10.5	6:50	5:21
20	10.5	6:50	5:22
21	10.5	6:50	5:23
22	10.6	6:50	5:24
23	10.6	6:50	5:25
24	10.6	6:50	5:25
25	10.6	6:49	5:26
26	10.6	6:49	5:27
27	10.6	6:49	5:28
28	10.7	6:48	5:28
29	10.7	6:48	5:29
30	10.7	6:48	5:30
31	10.7	6:47	5:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 3.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dhankutā

In seasonPeak

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

Dhankutā's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Dhankutā?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Dhankutā for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dhankutā in January

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

In January, Dhankutā sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Dhankutā in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dhankutā peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 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	4	9	8	9	8	12	10	10	7	4	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Dhankutā in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Dhankutā is worst in January — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 24 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)	112	103	87	70	55	42	24	30	39	61	85	107
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	112	Unhealthy
Feb	103	Unhealthy
Mar	87	Unhealthy
Apr	70	Unhealthy
May	55	Unhealthy
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	61	Unhealthy
Nov	85	Unhealthy
Dec	107	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Dhankutā?

Dhankutā sits at 27.0°N, 87.3°E, 1,188 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Dharān, 20 km away.

Topography around Dhankutā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dhankutā has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m around an average of 993 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,546 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,143 m.

The land around Dhankutā is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,266 m

trees 86%

16 km

2,546 m

trees 84%

80 km

5,143 m

trees 67%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

← December Dhankutā year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Dharān 20 km · Īṭahari̇̄ 36 km · Khā̃dbāri̇̄ 45 km · Inaruwa 46 km · Biratnagar 59 km · Ilām 60 km · Triyuga 66 km · Rājbirāj 76 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 Dhankutā (26.9833°, 87.3333°, elevation 1,188 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	6
2	18	6
3	18	6
4	18	6
5	18	6
6	18	6
7	18	6
8	18	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	18	6
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	60	40
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	14
4	14
5	15
6	15
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	15
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	18
25	18
26	18
27	18
28	18
29	18
30	18
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	6
2	18	6
3	18	6
4	18	6
5	18	6
6	18	6
7	18	6
8	18	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	18	6
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	60	40
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	14
4	14
5	15
6	15
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	15
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	18
25	18
26	18
27	18
28	18
29	18
30	18
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	6
2	18	6
3	18	6
4	18	6
5	18	6
6	18	6
7	18	6
8	18	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	18	6
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	60	40
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	14
4	14
5	15
6	15
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	15
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	18
25	18
26	18
27	18
28	18
29	18
30	18
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1