Hetauda weather in August

In August, Hetauda sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 486 mm of rain across 30.8 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Hetauda's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hetauda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
486 mm
30.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:40 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Hetauda is city in Makwanpur District, Nepal.

Density
749/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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Hetauda reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
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How August really feels in Hetauda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Hetauda 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 243.910.57.3
Feb21° / 10°285.3117.6
Mar26° / 13°29611.87.7
Apr30° / 17°5510.512.65.4
May30° / 20°15419.713.34.3
Jun29° / 22°3392613.73.4
Jul28° / 23°61630.813.63.2
Aug28° / 22°48630.8133.2
Sep28° / 21°25226.712.23.9
Oct26° / 18°5610.911.36.9
Nov23° / 13°10210.68.7
Dec20° / 101.510.38.0

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 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hetauda gets around 486 mm of rain over 30.8 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
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1499
1599
1699
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1899
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3098
3198

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10973
20973
30973
40973
50973
60973
70973
80973
90973
100973
110973
120973
130982
140982
150982
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261990
272980
282980
292980
302980
313970

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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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 5:32 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:326:50
213.35:326:50
313.35:336:49
413.35:336:48
513.25:346:48
613.25:346:47
713.25:356:46
813.25:356:45
913.15:366:44
1013.15:366:44
1113.15:376:43
1213.15:376:42
1313.15:386:41
1413.05:396:40
1513.05:396:39
1613.05:406:38
1713.05:406:37
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2012.95:426:35
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2212.85:436:33
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2612.75:456:28
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3112.65:476:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
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273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hetauda

In seasonPeak

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

Hetauda'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 Hetauda?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hetauda.

What to pack for Hetauda in August

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

In August, Hetauda sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Hetauda 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 Hetauda peaks around July 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highModerateJul 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Hetauda 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 Hetauda is worst in January — around 141 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 14139 µg/m³Jul 2131 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan141Unhealthy
Feb123Unhealthy
Mar106Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun53Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct73Unhealthy
Nov104Unhealthy
Dec132Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Hetauda?

Hetauda sits at 27.4°N, 85.0°E, 467 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Ki̇̄rtipur, 37 km away.

Madhyapur ThimiBhaktapurBirgañjPanautiBanepā

Topography around Hetauda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hetauda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m around an average of 528 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,219 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,773 m.

The land around Hetauda is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
557 m
16 km
2,219 m
80 km
4,773 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ki̇̄rtipur 37 km · Patan 39 km · Kathmandu 42 km · Madhyapur Thimi 45 km · Bhaktapur 48 km · Birgañj 48 km · Panauti 51 km · Banepā 53 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 Hetauda (27.4284°, 85.0322°, elevation 467 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).