Patan weather in August

In August, Patan sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 637 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
637 mm
30.9 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:38 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
93%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Patan is city in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

Density
18,705/km²
people per km²
Founded
1918

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Patan reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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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Patan weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 446.310.45.2
Feb17° / 507.8116.0
Mar21° / 10°549.511.86.8
Apr24° / 13°7812.912.66.6
May25° / 16°19822.413.45.1
Jun25° / 19°45727.413.73.9
Jul25° / 20°7843113.63.3
Aug25° / 20°63730.9133.4
Sep25° / 18°33428.412.23.9
Oct23° / 14°8714.511.36.3
Nov20° / 10°226.210.67.1
Dec16° / 193.310.36.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
100100
110100
120100
130100
14199
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27496
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31694

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Patan gets around 637 mm of rain over 30.9 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10937
20937
30937
40928
50928
60928
70937
80937
90937
100937
110946
120946
130955
141945
151954
161954
171963
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201972
212962
222962
232962
242971
253961
263961
273961
284951
294951
304951
315950

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
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313calm

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 5:30 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:306:50
213.35:316:49
313.35:316:48
413.35:326:48
513.25:326:47
613.25:336:46
713.25:336:45
813.25:346:45
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1013.15:356:43
1113.15:356:42
1213.15:366:41
1313.15:376:40
1413.05:376:39
1513.05:386:39
1613.05:386:38
1713.05:396:37
1812.95:396:36
1912.95:406:35
2012.95:406:34
2112.95:416:33
2212.85:416:32
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2412.85:426:30
2512.85:436:29
2612.75:436:27
2712.75:446:26
2812.75:446:25
2912.75:456:24
3012.65:456:23
3112.65:466:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
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223.7Moderate
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263.8Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Patan

In seasonPeak

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

Patan'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 August a good time to visit Patan?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Patan.

What to pack for Patan in August

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

In August, Patan sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Patan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Patan peaks around July 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Patan 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 Patan is worst in January — around 144 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 10144 µg/m³Jul 1927 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan144Unhealthy
Feb127Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr84Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun46Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep48Poor
Oct77Unhealthy
Nov111Unhealthy
Dec142Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Patan?

Patan sits at 27.7°N, 85.3°E, 1,334 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Kathmandu, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Patan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Patan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 1,305 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,914 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,101 m.

The land around Patan is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
1,914 m
80 km
7,101 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Kathmandu 3.0 km · Ki̇̄rtipur 4.0 km · Madhyapur Thimi 7.0 km · Bhaktapur 11 km · Nagarkot 21 km · Banepā 21 km · Panauti 23 km · Dhulikhel 23 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 Patan (27.6766°, 85.3142°, elevation 1,334 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).