Lumbini weather in August

In August, Lumbini sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 361 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Lumbini's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lumbini's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
361 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:47 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Lumbini 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, 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 Lumbini

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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 August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Lumbini weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 212.510.58.2
Feb25° / 12°252.7118.5
Mar31° / 16°132.111.86.1
Apr35° / 21°154.212.62.8
May36° / 25°479.413.32.1
Jun35° / 26°2601913.72.1
Jul32° / 26°41428.313.62.2
Aug32° / 26°36127.2132.4
Sep32° / 25°20221.812.23.1
Oct31° / 21°425.711.35.7
Nov28° / 15°50.610.68.3
Dec23° / 11°90.810.38.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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201387
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251981
262179
272278
282476
292674
302773
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lumbini gets around 361 mm of rain over 27.2 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 88% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
487
587
688
788
888
989
1089
1190
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
1790
1889
1989
2089
2188
2288
2387
2486
2586
2685
2785
2884
2984
3083
3183

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August 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 (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
100100
110100
120100
130100
140100
15199
16199
17199
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23199
24199
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:39 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:396:57
213.35:396:57
313.35:406:56
413.35:406:55
513.25:416:55
613.25:416:54
713.25:426:53
813.25:426:52
913.15:436:52
1013.15:436:51
1113.15:446:50
1213.15:456:49
1313.15:456:48
1413.05:466:47
1513.05:466:46
1613.05:476:46
1713.05:476:45
1812.95:486:44
1912.95:486:43
2012.95:496:42
2112.95:496:41
2212.85:506:40
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2612.75:526:36
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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104.0Moderate
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133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
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204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Bright
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254.0Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Lumbini

In seasonPeak

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

Lumbini'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 August a good time to visit Lumbini?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lumbini.

What to pack for Lumbini in August

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

In August, Lumbini 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 Lumbini in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lumbini peaks around July 21 at about 10 (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 21UV 10Nov 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Lumbini 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 Lumbini is worst in January — around 166 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 12164 µg/m³Jul 2139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan166Very unhealthy
Feb138Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr90Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun63Unhealthy
Jul37Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep54Poor
Oct95Unhealthy
Nov140Unhealthy
Dec158Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Lumbini?

Lumbini sits at 27.5°N, 83.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Siddharthanagar, 20 km away.

TānsenWāliṅBāgluṅPokharaChitwanTulsi̇̄pur

Topography around Lumbini

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lumbini has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,478 m.

The land around Lumbini is covered by cropland (86%) within 3 km, cropland (84%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
2,478 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Siddharthanagar 20 km · Butwāl 33 km · Tānsen 54 km · Wāliṅ 77 km · Bāgluṅ 97 km · Pokhara 115 km · Chitwan 120 km · Tulsi̇̄pur 120 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 Lumbini (27.4557°, 83.2498°, elevation 0 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).