Namche Bazaar weather in July

In July, Namche Bazaar sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 443 mm of precipitation across 30.9 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Namche Bazaar's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namche Bazaar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Precipitation
443 mm
30.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:16 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
95%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Namche Bazaar is human settlement.

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 10°C through the month.

A typical July day in Namche Bazaar reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Namche Bazaar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Namche Bazaar weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Namche Bazaar gets around 443 mm of rain and snow over 30.9 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 precipitation averages around 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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283calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of July to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:096:54
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713.75:126:54
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1213.75:146:53
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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 4.09 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — July's 4.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Namche Bazaar

In seasonPeak

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

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 July a good time to visit Namche Bazaar?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

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

What to pack for Namche Bazaar in July

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

In July, Namche Bazaar sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Namche Bazaar in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 18 (very high — sun protection essential). 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 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 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
July 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).