Rājbirāj weather in April

In April, Rājbirāj sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 40 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Rājbirāj's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rājbirāj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:39 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
34%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Rājbirāj is municipality in Saptari District, Nepal.

Density
1,255/km²
people per km²
Founded
1950

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical April day in Rājbirāj reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Rājbirāj

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Rājbirāj weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 11°121.610.58.9
Feb27° / 14°141.911.18.2
Mar33° / 19°162.711.84.8
Apr36° / 23°406.812.62.4
May35° / 25°12113.913.32.3
Jun33° / 26°29523.313.62.3
Jul32° / 26°42729.113.52.2
Aug32° / 26°34529.112.92.2
Sep32° / 26°30823.812.22.8
Oct31° / 22°766.911.45.1
Nov29° / 17°30.510.77.5
Dec25° / 13°40.510.49.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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88614
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Rājbirāj gets around 40 mm of rain over 6.8 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
117
217
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418
518
618
719
819
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1521
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2125
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2328
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13519281620
23418281720
33417281820
43416281930
53315282030
63315282130
73314282240
83213272340
93113262450
103113262650
113013252760
122912242870
132812233080
142612223180
152512213290
1624112034100
1723112035110
1822111937120
1920101839130
201991740140
211791742150
221681643170
231481544180
241371545201
251261446211
261161347231
271051347241
28951247261
29841147281
30741147301

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:566:10
212.35:556:10
312.35:536:11
412.35:526:11
512.35:516:12
612.45:506:12
712.45:496:13
812.45:486:13
912.45:476:14
1012.55:466:14
1112.55:456:15
1212.55:446:15
1312.65:436:16
1412.65:416:16
1512.65:406:17
1612.65:396:17
1712.75:386:18
1812.75:376:18
1912.75:366:19
2012.75:356:19
2112.85:346:20
2212.85:346:20
2312.85:336:21
2412.85:326:21
2512.85:316:22
2612.95:306:22
2712.95:296:23
2812.95:286:23
2912.95:276:24
3013.05:266:24

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.31 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.3Intense
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246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Rājbirāj

In seasonPeak

None of Rājbirāj's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Rājbirāj'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 April a good time to visit Rājbirāj?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rājbirāj.

What to pack for Rājbirāj in April

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

In April, Rājbirāj sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rājbirāj in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rājbirāj peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateJul 19UV 11Jan 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rājbirāj in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Rājbirāj is worst in January — around 243 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 46 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 12241 µg/m³Jul 1747 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan243Very unhealthy
Feb196Very unhealthy
Mar138Unhealthy
Apr97Unhealthy
May75Unhealthy
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep73Unhealthy
Oct124Unhealthy
Nov191Very unhealthy
Dec231Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rājbirāj?

Rājbirāj sits at 26.5°N, 86.7°E, 89 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Triyuga, 28 km away.

BiratnagarĪṭahari̇̄SirahaDharānDhankutā

Topography around Rājbirāj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rājbirāj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,952 m.

The land around Rājbirāj is covered by cropland (69%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
378 m
80 km
2,952 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Triyuga 28 km · Lahān 33 km · Inaruwa 40 km · Biratnagar 53 km · Īṭahari̇̄ 54 km · Siraha 55 km · Dharān 61 km · Dhankutā 76 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 Rājbirāj (26.5397°, 86.748°, elevation 89 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).