Ṭikāpur weather in January

In January, Ṭikāpur sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 31 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ṭikāpur's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ṭikāpur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:19 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
35%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Ṭikāpur is municipality in Nepal.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical January day in Ṭikāpur reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 4°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3208
4208
5208
6208
7208
8208
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10208
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12208
13208
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25219
26219
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31229

How January really feels in Ṭikāpur

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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ṭikāpur weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 313.210.47.9
Feb24° / 11°413.6118.4
Mar30° / 14°243.111.86.5
Apr35° / 19°143.212.73.0
May37° / 23°305.713.41.8
Jun35° / 26°19714.813.82.1
Jul32° / 26°44227.113.62.3
Aug32° / 26°33926132.4
Sep32° / 25°17617.512.23.5
Oct31° / 19°282.611.36.0
Nov27° / 14°30.410.68.6
Dec22° / 10°120.910.28.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
38020
47921
57921
67822
77723
87624
97624
107624
117426
127426
137426
147426
157426
167426
177426
187525
197525
207525
217624
227624
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277822
287921
297921
307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ṭikāpur gets around 31 mm of rain over 3.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
27
37
48
58
68
79
89
99
1010
1110
1210
1310
1411
1511
1611
1711
1811
1911
2011
2111
2211
2311
2411
2511
2611
2711
2811
2911
3011
3112

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39730
49730
59730
69730
79730
89730
99730
109640
119640
129640
139640
149550
159550
169460
179460
189370
199280
209190
219190
2290100
2389110
2488120
2586140
2685150
2784160
2882171
2980191
3078211
3177221

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:175:30
210.27:185:31
310.27:185:31
410.27:185:32
510.27:185:33
610.37:185:33
710.37:195:34
810.37:195:35
910.37:195:36
1010.37:195:36
1110.37:195:37
1210.37:195:38
1310.37:195:39
1410.37:195:39
1510.47:195:40
1610.47:195:41
1710.47:195:42
1810.47:195:42
1910.47:185:43
2010.47:185:44
2110.47:185:45
2210.57:185:46
2310.57:185:46
2410.57:175:47
2510.57:175:48
2610.57:175:49
2710.67:165:50
2810.67:165:50
2910.67:165:51
3010.67:155:52
3110.67:155:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ṭikāpur

In seasonPeak

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

Ṭikāpur's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ṭikāpur sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ṭikāpur?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Ṭikāpur for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ṭikāpur in January

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

In January, Ṭikāpur sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 3 days see rain.

UV index in Ṭikāpur in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ṭikāpur peaks around August 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 18UV 9Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ṭikāpur in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ṭikāpur is worst in January — around 119 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 42 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 15118 µg/m³Jul 2243 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan119Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar83Unhealthy
Apr87Unhealthy
May68Unhealthy
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul42Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov100Unhealthy
Dec112Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ṭikāpur?

Ṭikāpur sits at 28.5°N, 81.1°E, 159 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Gulariyā, 42 km away.

BirendranagarDhangaḍhi̇̄DailekhNepalgunjDipayalAmargaḍhi̇̄Bhimdatta

Topography around Ṭikāpur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ṭikāpur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,238 m.

The land around Ṭikāpur is covered by cropland (55%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
448 m
80 km
3,238 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Gulariyā 42 km · Birendranagar 49 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 55 km · Dailekh 68 km · Nepalgunj 72 km · Dipayal 83 km · Amargaḍhi̇̄ 100 km · Bhimdatta 104 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 Ṭikāpur (28.5282°, 81.1183°, elevation 159 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).