Dipayal weather in January

In January, Dipayal sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dipayal's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dipayal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:21 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dipayal reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
3143
4143
5143
6143
7143
8143
9143
10143
11143
12143
13143
14143
15143
16143
17143
18143
19143
20143
21143
22143
23143
24153
25153
26153
27153
28153
29153
30153
31153

Dipayal weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28218
38218
48020
58020
67921
77921
87921
97723
107723
117723
127723
137525
147525
157525
167525
177525
187525
197525
207426
217426
227426
237426
247426
257426
267426
277525
287624
297624
307624
317426

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Dipayal gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1152
2162
3172
4182
5183
6193
7193
8203
9213
10213
11213
12213
13223
14223
15223
16223
17223
18223
19233
20233
21233
22233
23233
24233
25243
26243
27243
28253
29252
30262
31262

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
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
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 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 7:20 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:205:29
210.27:205:30
310.27:205:30
410.27:205:31
510.27:215:32
610.27:215:32
710.27:215:33
810.27:215:34
910.27:215:35
1010.27:215:35
1110.27:215:36
1210.37:215:37
1310.37:215:38
1410.37:215:38
1510.37:215:39
1610.37:215:40
1710.37:215:41
1810.37:215:42
1910.47:215:42
2010.47:205:43
2110.47:205:44
2210.47:205:45
2310.47:205:46
2410.57:195:47
2510.57:195:47
2610.57:195:48
2710.57:185:49
2810.57:185:50
2910.67:185:51
3010.67:175:52
3110.67:175:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

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 — January's 3.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dipayal

In seasonPeak

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

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 January a good time to visit Dipayal?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Dipayal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dipayal in January

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

In January, Dipayal sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Dipayal 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 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 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 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
January 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).