Ṭikāpur in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ṭikāpur sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 84 mm of rain over about 8 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Ṭikāpur's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ṭikāpur's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
22°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
10°C
Rainfall
84 mm
8 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
8.4
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ṭikāpur in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical winter day in Ṭikāpur reaches about 22°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Ṭikāpur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter 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 the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Ṭikāpur gets around 84 mm of rain over 8 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min in early December to 11 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Ṭikāpur

In seasonPeak

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

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 winter a good time to visit Ṭikāpur?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ṭikāpur in Winter

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

In winter, Ṭikāpur sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

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UV index in Ṭikāpur in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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