Malaṅgawā weather in January

In January, Malaṅgawā sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Malaṅgawā's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malaṅgawā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:58 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
24%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Malaṅgawā is municipality in Province No. 2, Nepal.

Density
666/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 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Malaṅgawā reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 4°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22310
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42310
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How January really feels in Malaṅgawā

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

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

Malaṅgawā weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°132.110.58.8
Feb27° / 13°162.211.18.2
Mar33° / 18°142.611.84.7
Apr37° / 23°295.412.61.9
May37° / 26°9012.213.31.6
Jun35° / 27°22421.113.71.8
Jul33° / 27°43827.913.52.0
Aug33° / 27°32227.412.92.1
Sep32° / 26°24622.912.22.7
Oct32° / 22°536.311.44.9
Nov29° / 16°40.510.77.4
Dec25° / 12°60.710.39.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58812
68812
78812
88812
98812
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Malaṅgawā gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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25
35
46
56
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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186131
286131
387121
487121
588111
689110
789110
890100
990100
1090100
1190100
1290100
1390100
1489110
1589110
1688120
1788120
1887130
1986131
2085141
2184151
2283161
2382171
2481181
2580191
2680191
2779201
2877221
2976231
3075241
3174251

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 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 6:56 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.36:565:16
210.36:565:17
310.36:565:17
410.46:575:18
510.46:575:19
610.46:575:19
710.46:575:20
810.46:575:21
910.46:575:21
1010.46:575:22
1110.46:585:23
1210.46:585:24
1310.46:585:24
1410.56:585:25
1510.56:585:26
1610.56:585:26
1710.56:585:27
1810.56:575:28
1910.56:575:29
2010.56:575:30
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2610.66:565:34
2710.76:565:35
2810.76:555:36
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3110.76:545:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Malaṅgawā

In seasonPeak

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

Malaṅgawā'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 January a good time to visit Malaṅgawā?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Malaṅgawā for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Malaṅgawā in January

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

In January, Malaṅgawā sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Malaṅgawā 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 Malaṅgawā peaks around July 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateJul 20UV 10Nov 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Malaṅgawā 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 Malaṅgawā is worst in January — around 247 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 12245 µg/m³Jul 1951 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan247Very unhealthy
Feb200Very unhealthy
Mar153Very unhealthy
Apr115Unhealthy
May88Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep80Unhealthy
Oct134Unhealthy
Nov196Very unhealthy
Dec236Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Malaṅgawā?

Malaṅgawā sits at 26.9°N, 85.6°E, 89 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Gaur, 30 km away.

SirahaBirgañjPanautiHetaudaDhulikhel

Topography around Malaṅgawā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malaṅgawā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,855 m.

The land around Malaṅgawā is covered by cropland (70%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
2,855 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Gaur 30 km · Jaleshwar 33 km · Janakpur 39 km · Siraha 68 km · Birgañj 70 km · Panauti 81 km · Hetauda 82 km · Dhulikhel 85 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 Malaṅgawā (26.8562°, 85.5603°, elevation 89 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).