Janakpur weather in July

In July, Janakpur sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 398 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Janakpur's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Janakpur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
398 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:21 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Janakpur is city in Dhanusha District, Nepal.

Density
1,950/km²
people per km²
Founded
1800

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical July day in Janakpur reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Janakpur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Janakpur weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°141.910.58.7
Feb27° / 13°13211.18.3
Mar32° / 18°112.111.84.9
Apr36° / 23°275.112.62.3
May36° / 26°8711.713.32.0
Jun34° / 27°22920.713.62.1
Jul32° / 26°39826.813.52.3
Aug32° / 26°27026.112.92.4
Sep32° / 25°22521.412.23.0
Oct31° / 22°535.511.45.3
Nov29° / 16°30.410.77.7
Dec25° / 12°50.710.49.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Janakpur gets around 398 mm of rain over 26.8 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:156:54
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313.75:156:55
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 3.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Janakpur

In seasonPeak

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

Janakpur'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 July a good time to visit Janakpur?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Janakpur.

What to pack for Janakpur in July

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

In July, Janakpur sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Janakpur in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Janakpur peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateJul 19UV 11Nov 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Janakpur in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Janakpur is worst in January — around 169 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12167 µg/m³Jul 2036 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan169Very unhealthy
Feb138Unhealthy
Mar107Unhealthy
Apr87Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul35Moderate
Aug43Poor
Sep55Unhealthy
Oct87Unhealthy
Nov125Unhealthy
Dec160Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Janakpur?

Janakpur sits at 26.7°N, 85.9°E, 83 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Jaleshwar, 15 km away.

LahānGaurTriyugaRājbirājPanauti

Topography around Janakpur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Janakpur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,457 m.

The land around Janakpur is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

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80 km
2,457 m
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July weather nearby: Jaleshwar 15 km · Siraha 29 km · Malaṅgawā 39 km · Lahān 55 km · Gaur 65 km · Triyuga 77 km · Rājbirāj 84 km · Panauti 103 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 Janakpur (26.7288°, 85.9263°, elevation 83 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).