Ṭikāpur weather in October

In October, Ṭikāpur sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 28 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ṭikāpur's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ṭikāpur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:26 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
15%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Ṭikāpur is municipality in Nepal.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ṭikāpur reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33223
43222
53222
63222
73222
83221
93121
103121
113121
123120
133120
143120
153120
163119
173119
183119
193119
203018
213018
223018
233018
243017
253017
263017
273017
283017
293016
302916
312916

How October really feels in Ṭikāpur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 19 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
19
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ṭikāpur weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
29010
3919
4919
5919
6919
7919
8928
9928
10928
11937
12937
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24955
25955
26955
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ṭikāpur gets around 28 mm of rain over 2.6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
225
323
421
519
617
716
815
914
1012
1111
1210
139
149
158
167
177
186
195
205
214
224
233
243
252
262
272
281
291
301
311

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10074547
20094843
301115038
401135234
501155430
602175526
703205522
803235519
914255416
1016285213
1117315011
121933489
1311136467
1411338425
1521540394
1621742363
1732043322
1832344281
1942545251
2052845221
2163145180
2273344150
2383644130
2493843100
2510404180
2611434070
2712453850
2813473640
2915493430
3016513120
3118522910

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
94calm
104calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:186:01
211.76:186:00
311.76:195:59
411.66:195:58
511.66:205:57
611.66:205:56
711.66:215:54
811.56:225:53
911.56:225:52
1011.56:235:51
1111.46:235:50
1211.46:245:49
1311.46:255:48
1411.46:255:47
1511.36:265:46
1611.36:265:45
1711.36:275:44
1811.26:285:43
1911.26:285:42
2011.26:295:41
2111.26:305:40
2211.16:305:39
2311.16:315:38
2411.16:325:37
2511.16:325:36
2611.06:335:35
2711.06:345:35
2811.06:355:34
2911.06:355:33
3010.96:365:32
3110.96:375:31

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.9 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 — October's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ṭikāpur

In seasonPeak

None of Ṭikāpur's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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 October a good time to visit Ṭikāpur?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ṭikāpur for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ṭikāpur in October

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

In October, Ṭikāpur sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ṭikāpur in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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