Nepalgunj weather in July

In July, Nepalgunj sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 356 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of July to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Nepalgunj's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nepalgunj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
356 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:36 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Nepalgunj is city in Banke District, Nepal.

Density
1,935/km²
people per km²

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 33°C through the month.

A typical July day in Nepalgunj reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Nepalgunj

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

Nepalgunj weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 28310.48.1
Feb25° / 12°353.5118.4
Mar31° / 16°222.511.86.0
Apr36° / 21°163.212.72.4
May38° / 25°326.713.41.4
Jun36° / 27°17514.413.71.7
Jul33° / 27°35625.213.62.2
Aug33° / 27°26824.7132.4
Sep32° / 25°15417.312.23.2
Oct31° / 21°29311.35.6
Nov28° / 15°40.510.68.3
Dec23° / 10°130.910.39.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
32872
42575
52575
62377
72278
82080
91981
101981
111882
121684
131684
141684
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nepalgunj gets around 356 mm of rain over 25.2 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 rain averages around 81% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
276
377
478
579
680
780
881
982
1082
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1783
1883
1983
2082
2182
2282
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2481
2581
2681
2781
2880
2980
3080
3180

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July 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 (%)
1496
2397
3397
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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278calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:297:15
213.85:297:15
313.75:307:15
413.75:307:15
513.75:317:15
613.75:317:15
713.75:317:14
813.75:327:14
913.75:327:14
1013.75:337:14
1113.75:337:14
1213.75:347:14
1313.75:347:14
1413.65:357:13
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1613.65:367:13
1713.65:367:12
1813.65:377:12
1913.65:377:12
2013.65:387:11
2113.55:387:11
2213.55:397:11
2313.55:397:10
2413.55:407:10
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2613.55:417:09
2713.45:417:08
2813.45:427:07
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3013.45:437:06
3113.45:447:06

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.2Bright
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294.2Bright
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314.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Nepalgunj

In seasonPeak

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

Nepalgunj's monsoon runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Nepalgunj sees seasonal dust haze (May–June), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Nepalgunj?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nepalgunj.

What to pack for Nepalgunj in July

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

In July, Nepalgunj sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nepalgunj in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Nepalgunj peaks around August 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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 highHighModerateAug 16UV 9Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nepalgunj 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 Nepalgunj is worst in January — around 184 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (July, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 11182 µg/m³Jul 2150 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan184Very unhealthy
Feb140Unhealthy
Mar106Unhealthy
Apr90Unhealthy
May74Unhealthy
Jun73Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct108Unhealthy
Nov155Very unhealthy
Dec177Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nepalgunj?

Nepalgunj sits at 28.1°N, 81.6°E, 150 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Gulariyā, 32 km away.

BirendranagarTulsi̇̄purṬikāpurDailekhDhangaḍhi̇̄DipayalAmargaḍhi̇̄

Topography around Nepalgunj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nepalgunj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,664 m.

The land around Nepalgunj is covered by cropland (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
2,664 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Gulariyā 32 km · Birendranagar 61 km · Tulsi̇̄pur 67 km · Ṭikāpur 72 km · Dailekh 89 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 124 km · Dipayal 150 km · Amargaḍhi̇̄ 172 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 Nepalgunj (28.05°, 81.6167°, elevation 150 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).