Kathmandu weather in June

In June, Kathmandu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 457 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 11% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of June to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kathmandu's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kathmandu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
457 mm
27.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:12 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Kathmandu is capital of Nepal.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 37 µg/m³ · 2020
Founded
~723 CE

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kathmandu reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kathmandu weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 446.310.45.2
Feb17° / 507.8116.0
Mar21° / 10°549.511.86.8
Apr24° / 13°7812.912.66.6
May25° / 16°19822.413.45.1
Jun25° / 19°45727.413.73.9
Jul25° / 20°7843113.63.3
Aug25° / 20°63730.9133.4
Sep25° / 18°33428.412.23.9
Oct23° / 14°8714.511.36.3
Nov20° / 10°226.210.67.1
Dec16° / 193.310.36.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34555
44456
54357
64258
74060
83961
93763
103565
113169
122971
132773
142476
152278
162179
171981
181684
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201288
211090
22991
23793
24694
25595
26496
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28397
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30397

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kathmandu gets around 457 mm of rain over 27.4 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
181
282
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483
584
684
785
886
987
1087
1188
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1491
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1894
1995
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2196
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2498
2598
2698
2799
2899
2999
3099

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
141250331
231149361
331048381
43946411
52844451
62741481
72639521
82536561
91434601
101431631
111328671
120226711
130223741
140121771
150118801
160116821
170114841
180012862
190010882
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21007903
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23005914
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28002926
29001927
30001927

Wind in June

Winds average 3 km/h in June.

Across June, 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
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of June to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:136:50
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713.75:126:53
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1213.75:116:55
1313.75:126:55
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1913.85:126:57
2013.85:126:57
2113.85:126:58
2213.85:136:58
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2613.85:146:59
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3013.75:156:59

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
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85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
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174.7Bright
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194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
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244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kathmandu

In seasonPeak

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

Kathmandu'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 June a good time to visit Kathmandu?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kathmandu.

What to pack for Kathmandu in June

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

In June, Kathmandu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kathmandu in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kathmandu 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 Kathmandu in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kathmandu is worst in January — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kathmandu's WHO annual average of 37 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1064 µg/m³Jul 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar44Poor
Apr37Poor
May28Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov49Poor
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kathmandu?

Kathmandu sits at 27.7°N, 85.3°E, 1,317 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Patan, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Kathmandu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kathmandu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 1,302 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,885 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,243 m.

The land around Kathmandu is covered by artificial surfaces (91%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
1,885 m
80 km
7,243 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Patan 3.0 km · Ki̇̄rtipur 5.0 km · Madhyapur Thimi 7.0 km · Bhaktapur 11 km · Nagarkot 20 km · Banepā 21 km · Dhulikhel 24 km · Panauti 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
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 Kathmandu (27.7017°, 85.3206°, elevation 1,317 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).