Dipayal weather in August

In August, Dipayal sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 571 mm of rain across 30.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 Dipayal's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dipayal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
571 mm
30.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:54 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Dipayal is human settlement in Nepal.

Density
472/km²
people per km²

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 Dipayal reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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)
12519
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52519
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72519
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102519
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122519
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Dipayal weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 726.90.910.34.8
Feb16° / 939.50.510.95.4
Mar20° / 9014.2011.86.0
Apr24° / 12°10916.6012.76.0
May26° / 15°17321.9013.45.2
Jun26° / 18°39425.8013.84.2
Jul25° / 19°68030.8013.73.4
Aug25° / 19°57130.70133.5
Sep24° / 17°28126.7012.24.3
Oct22° / 12°5911.1011.37.1
Nov19° / 164010.57.6
Dec16° / 232.50.110.26.5

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
6298
7298
8298
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15496
16496
17595
18595
19595
20595
21694
22694
23892
24892
25991
26991
271090
281288
291387
301387
311486

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dipayal gets around 571 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 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
299
399
499
599
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799
899
999
1099
1199
1299
1399
1499
1599
1699
1799
1899
1999
2099
2199
2299
2399
2499
2599
2698
2798
2898
2998
3098
3197

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1199
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13496
14496
15496
16595
17595
18694
19793
20793
21892
22892
23991
241090
251189
261288
271387
281585
291783
301882
312179

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
183calm
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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 5:45 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:457:10
213.45:457:09
313.45:467:08
413.45:477:08
513.35:477:07
613.35:487:06
713.35:487:05
813.35:497:04
913.25:497:04
1013.25:507:03
1113.25:517:02
1213.25:517:01
1313.15:527:00
1413.15:526:59
1513.15:536:58
1613.15:546:57
1713.05:546:56
1813.05:556:55
1913.05:556:54
2013.05:566:53
2112.95:566:52
2212.95:576:51
2312.95:586:50
2412.85:586:49
2512.85:596:48
2612.85:596:46
2712.86:006:45
2812.76:006:44
2912.76:016:43
3012.76:016:42
3112.66:026:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.58 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dipayal

In seasonPeak

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

Dipayal'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 Dipayal?

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

3.5
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 Dipayal.

What to pack for Dipayal in August

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

In August, Dipayal sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Dipayal 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 Dipayal peaks around August 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highHighModerateAug 15UV 11Jan 12UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Dipayal 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 Dipayal is worst in April — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorApr 1658 µg/m³Aug 1121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr59Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dipayal?

Dipayal sits at 29.3°N, 80.9°E, 565 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Amargaḍhi̇̄, 35 km away.

Dhangaḍhi̇̄DārchulāBhimdattaṬikāpurDailekhBirendranagarGulariyā

Topography around Dipayal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dipayal has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 735 m around an average of 744 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,652 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,584 m.

The land around Dipayal is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
735 m
16 km
2,652 m
80 km
6,584 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Amargaḍhi̇̄ 35 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 71 km · Dārchulā 74 km · Bhimdatta 81 km · Ṭikāpur 83 km · Dailekh 88 km · Birendranagar 99 km · Gulariyā 124 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 Dipayal (29.2608°, 80.94°, elevation 565 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).