Dhulikhel weather in August

In August, Dhulikhel sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 570 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high: 26°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 570 mm; 30.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:37 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 11th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Dhulikhel is human settlement.

Air quality: High; PM2.5 27.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dhulikhel reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20

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

Dhulikhel weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 5°	25	4.1	10.4	6.4
Feb	19° / 7°	33	5.4	11	7.1
Mar	23° / 11°	43	8.7	11.8	7.4
Apr	26° / 14°	102	14.7	12.6	6.1
May	27° / 17°	250	23.9	13.3	4.6
Jun	27° / 20°	430	28.3	13.7	3.6
Jul	26° / 21°	715	31	13.6	3.3
Aug	26° / 21°	570	30.9	13	3.3
Sep	26° / 20°	294	27.6	12.2	3.9
Oct	25° / 16°	66	12.7	11.3	6.8
Nov	21° / 11°	12	2.8	10.6	8.1
Dec	18° / 7°	12	1.8	10.3	7.4

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 97%.

	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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7	8	8
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	95	94	94	93	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dhulikhel gets around 570 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 100% and peaks near 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99

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

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Muggy (%)	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	36	38	40	41	43	45	47	49	51	52	54	56	57	59	60	62	63	65	66
Oppressive (%)	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	65	64	62	60	59	57	55	53	51	49	48	46	44	43	41	40	38	37	35	34

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	38	62
15	40	60
16	41	59
17	43	57
18	45	55
19	47	53
20	49	51
21	51	49
22	52	48
23	54	46
24	56	44
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	65	35
31	66	34

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.

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

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 5:29 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:21 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)	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45
Sunset (PM)	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:29	6:49
2	13.3	5:30	6:48
3	13.3	5:30	6:47
4	13.3	5:31	6:47
5	13.2	5:31	6:46
6	13.2	5:32	6:45
7	13.2	5:32	6:44
8	13.2	5:33	6:44
9	13.2	5:34	6:43
10	13.1	5:34	6:42
11	13.1	5:35	6:41
12	13.1	5:35	6:40
13	13.1	5:36	6:39
14	13.0	5:36	6:38
15	13.0	5:37	6:38
16	13.0	5:37	6:37
17	13.0	5:38	6:36
18	12.9	5:38	6:35
19	12.9	5:39	6:34
20	12.9	5:39	6:33
21	12.9	5:40	6:32
22	12.8	5:40	6:31
23	12.8	5:41	6:30
24	12.8	5:41	6:29
25	12.8	5:42	6:28
26	12.7	5:42	6:26
27	12.7	5:43	6:25
28	12.7	5:43	6:24
29	12.7	5:44	6:23
30	12.6	5:44	6:22
31	12.6	5:45	6:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	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	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0
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	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	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	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	4.0	Moderate
31	4.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dhulikhel

In seasonPeak

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

Dhulikhel'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 Dhulikhel?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dhulikhel.

What to pack for Dhulikhel in August

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

In August, Dhulikhel sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Dhulikhel 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 Dhulikhel 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	9	9	10	10	13	12	10	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Dhulikhel 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 Dhulikhel is worst in January — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.6× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Dhulikhel's WHO annual average of 27.4 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	47	42	33	27	21	15	9	11	16	25	36	47
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	47	Poor
Feb	42	Poor
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	9	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Dhulikhel?

Dhulikhel sits at 27.6°N, 85.5°E, 1,484 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Banepā, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Dhulikhel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dhulikhel has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 m around an average of 1,485 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,297 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,104 m.

The land around Dhulikhel is covered by trees (52%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

807 m

trees 52%

16 km

2,297 m

trees 66%

80 km

7,104 m

trees 68%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen

← July Dhulikhel year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Banepā 2.0 km · Panauti 5.0 km · Nagarkot 11 km · Bhaktapur 12 km · Madhyapur Thimi 17 km · Patan 23 km · Kathmandu 24 km · Chautārā 24 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 Dhulikhel (27.6221°, 85.5428°, elevation 1,484 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	27	21
2	27	21
3	27	21
4	27	21
5	27	21
6	27	21
7	27	21
8	27	21
9	27	21
10	27	21
11	27	21
12	27	21
13	26	21
14	26	21
15	26	21
16	26	21
17	26	21
18	26	21
19	26	21
20	26	21
21	26	21
22	26	21
23	26	21
24	26	21
25	26	21
26	26	21
27	26	21
28	26	21
29	26	21
30	26	21
31	26	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	38	62
15	40	60
16	41	59
17	43	57
18	45	55
19	47	53
20	49	51
21	51	49
22	52	48
23	54	46
24	56	44
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	65	35
31	66	34

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	38	62
15	40	60
16	41	59
17	43	57
18	45	55
19	47	53
20	49	51
21	51	49
22	52	48
23	54	46
24	56	44
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	65	35
31	66	34

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	5	95
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	38	62
15	40	60
16	41	59
17	43	57
18	45	55
19	47	53
20	49	51
21	51	49
22	52	48
23	54	46
24	56	44
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	62	38
29	63	37
30	65	35
31	66	34