Pokhara weather in August

In August, Pokhara sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 966 mm of rain across 29.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°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 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pokhara's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pokhara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
966 mm
29.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:43 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
93%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Pokhara is metropolitan city of Nepal.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 36.1 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
10,715/km²
people per km²
Founded
1962

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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pokhara reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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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Pokhara weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 13015.710.43.3
Feb15° / 17019.2113.6
Mar19° / 15919.711.84.8
Apr22° / 16316.512.75.7
May23° / 13°38223.513.44.9
Jun24° / 18°6892813.83.9
Jul24° / 19°112730.713.63.5
Aug24° / 19°96629.8133.6
Sep24° / 17°60327.512.24.0
Oct21° / 12°19719.111.35.4
Nov18° / 14716.210.65.0
Dec15° / 10514.510.24.0

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 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pokhara gets around 966 mm of rain over 29.8 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 96% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1598
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1897
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2097
2196
2296
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2495
2595
2694
2794
2893
2993
3093
3193

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
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112971
122971
133961
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153970
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247930
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268920
279910
2810900
2911890
3012880
3114860

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
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43calm
53calm
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113calm
123calm
133calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:346:56
213.35:356:55
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413.35:366:54
513.35:376:53
613.35:376:52
713.25:386:52
813.25:386:51
913.25:396:50
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1113.15:406:48
1213.15:416:47
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1413.15:426:46
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1613.05:436:44
1713.05:436:43
1813.05:446:42
1912.95:446:41
2012.95:456:40
2112.95:456:39
2212.95:466:38
2312.85:466:37
2412.85:476:36
2512.85:486:34
2612.85:486:33
2712.75:496:32
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2912.75:506:30
3012.65:506:29
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
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183.5Moderate
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203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pokhara

In seasonPeak

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

Pokhara'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 August a good time to visit Pokhara?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pokhara.

What to pack for Pokhara in August

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

In August, Pokhara sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Pokhara in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pokhara peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighExtremeVery highModerateAug 12UV 13Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov5High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Pokhara 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 Pokhara is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Pokhara's WHO annual average of 36.1 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1854 µg/m³Jul 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Unhealthy
Feb51Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr48Poor
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Pokhara?

Pokhara sits at 28.3°N, 84.0°E, 1,008 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Bāgluṅ, 36 km away.

TānsenChitwanButwālSiddharthanagarLumbiniHetauda

Topography around Pokhara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pokhara has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 784 m around an average of 1,094 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,119 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,986 m.

The land around Pokhara is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
784 m
16 km
3,119 m
80 km
7,986 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Bāgluṅ 36 km · Wāliṅ 38 km · Tānsen 61 km · Chitwan 80 km · Butwāl 82 km · Siddharthanagar 99 km · Lumbini 115 km · Hetauda 140 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 Pokhara (28.2669°, 83.9685°, elevation 1,008 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).