Namche Bazaar weather in February

In February, Namche Bazaar sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Namche Bazaar's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namche Bazaar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:42 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
28%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Namche Bazaar is human settlement.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month.

A typical February day in Namche Bazaar reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-17
2-3-17
3-3-16
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8-3-16
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28-2-14

How February really feels in Namche Bazaar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Namche Bazaar weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -16°212.93.110.40.0
Feb-3° / -16°283.43.9110.0
Mar-0° / -12°306.55.311.80.0
Apr / -6°5717.76.312.60.0
May / -1°10723.63.113.40.6
Jun10° / 22925.6713.71.3
Jul10° / 44330.911.613.61.2
Aug10° / 33830.59.5131.2
Sep / 19124.46.412.21.1
Oct / -3°457.62.111.30.4
Nov / -8°101.81.410.60.0
Dec-0° / -12°111.11.310.30.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48614
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Namche Bazaar gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 3.4 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1910
21011
31011
41011
51012
61112
71112
81113
91213
101213
111214
121214
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151315
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191315
201315
211315
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251315
261315
271314
281214

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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125calm
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165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:515:33
210.76:505:33
310.76:505:34
410.86:495:35
510.86:495:36
610.86:485:36
710.86:485:37
810.86:475:38
910.96:465:39
1010.96:465:40
1110.96:455:40
1210.96:445:41
1311.06:445:42
1411.06:435:42
1511.06:425:43
1611.06:425:44
1711.16:415:45
1811.16:405:45
1911.16:395:46
2011.16:385:47
2111.26:375:47
2211.26:375:48
2311.26:365:49
2411.26:355:49
2511.36:345:50
2611.36:335:51
2711.36:325:51
2811.46:315:52

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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65.4Bright
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85.5Bright
95.5Bright
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185.9Bright
195.9Bright
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216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Namche Bazaar

In seasonPeak

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

Namche Bazaar'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 February a good time to visit Namche Bazaar?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Namche Bazaar.

What to pack for Namche Bazaar in February

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

In February, Namche Bazaar sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Namche Bazaar in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Namche Bazaar peaks around July 13 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highJul 13UV 18Jan 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May17Extreme
Jun18Extreme
Jul18Extreme
Aug17Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Namche Bazaar in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Namche Bazaar is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2222 µg/m³Jul 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul6Good
Aug7Good
Sep7Good
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Namche Bazaar?

Namche Bazaar sits at 27.8°N, 86.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Chari̇̄koṭ, 67 km away.

Chari̇̄koṭKhā̃dbāri̇̄ChautārāDhankutāTriyugaDhulikhelNagarkotBanepā

Topography around Namche Bazaar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namche Bazaar has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,669 m around an average of 3,624 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,897 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,424 m.

The land around Namche Bazaar is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, grassland (28%), snow and ice (26%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,669 m
16 km
4,897 m
80 km
8,424 m
treesgrasslandcroplandbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
February weather nearby: Chari̇̄koṭ 67 km · Khā̃dbāri̇̄ 68 km · Chautārā 98 km · Dhankutā 110 km · Triyuga 113 km · Dhulikhel 117 km · Nagarkot 118 km · Banepā 119 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 Namche Bazaar (27.8053°, 86.7106°, 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).