Pokhara weather in June

In June, Pokhara sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 689 mm of rain across 28 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 9% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of June to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Pokhara's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pokhara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
689 mm
28 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:16 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
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 June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical June day in Pokhara reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°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, June runs about 1°C warmer than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12416
22416
32416
42416
52416
62416
72417
82417
92417
102417
112417
122417
132417
142418
152418
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172418
182418
192418
202418
212418
222419
232419
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252419
262419
272419
282419
292419
302419

Pokhara weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44258
54159
64060
73961
83961
93664
103565
113367
123169
133070
142872
152575
162476
172278
182080
191981
201684
211486
221387
231189
241090
25892
26793
27694
28595
29595
30397

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Pokhara gets around 689 mm of rain over 28 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
185
285
386
486
587
687
788
889
990
1091
1192
1292
1393
1494
1595
1695
1796
1896
1997
2097
2198
2298
2398
2498
2599
2699
2799
2899
2999
30100

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
132552200
222352230
322152250
421951280
521750310
621549340
721348380
811146410
91945450
101742490
111640530
121537570
130434620
140331660
150228700
160225730
170123760
180120790
190118810
200115840
210013870
220011890
23009901
24008911
25007921
26005941
27004951
28004951
29003961
30003961

Wind in June

Winds average 3 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of June to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:176:56
213.75:176:57
313.75:166:57
413.75:166:58
513.75:166:58
613.75:166:59
713.75:166:59
813.75:167:00
913.75:167:00
1013.85:167:01
1113.85:167:01
1213.85:167:01
1313.85:167:02
1413.85:167:02
1513.85:167:03
1613.85:167:03
1713.85:167:03
1813.85:167:04
1913.85:167:04
2013.85:167:04
2113.85:177:04
2213.85:177:05
2313.85:177:05
2413.85:177:05
2513.85:177:05
2613.85:187:05
2713.85:187:05
2813.85:187:06
2913.85:197:06
3013.85:197:06

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.58 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 — June's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Pokhara

In seasonPeak

In June, 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 June a good time to visit Pokhara?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pokhara.

What to pack for Pokhara in June

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

In June, Pokhara sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Pokhara in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 12 (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 June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June 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
June 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).