Tulsi̇̄pur weather in January

In January, Tulsi̇̄pur sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 34 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tulsi̇̄pur's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tulsi̇̄pur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:13 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
31%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Tulsi̇̄pur is city in Dang District, Nepal.

Density
102/km²
people per km²
Founded
1992

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tulsi̇̄pur reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5165
6165
7165
8165
9165
10165
11165
12165
13165
14165
15165
16165
17165
18165
19165
20165
21165
22175
23175
24175
25175
26175
27175
28175
29175
30175
31186

Tulsi̇̄pur weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 344.610.46.3
Feb19° / 375.2117.3
Mar24° / 10°294.711.88.1
Apr28° / 14°448.212.76.4
May30° / 18°11215.413.44.9
Jun29° / 20°30723.113.84.0
Jul27° / 21°49730.613.63.3
Aug27° / 21°42330.5133.3
Sep27° / 19°23326.912.24.0
Oct25° / 15°521011.37.4
Nov21° / 10°112.110.68.4
Dec18° / 121.410.27.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
98119
108119
118119
128119
138119
148020
158020
168020
178020
188119
198119
208119
218119
228119
238119
248119
258119
268119
278119
288119
298119
308020
318020

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tulsi̇̄pur gets around 34 mm of rain over 4.6 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
210
310
411
511
612
712
812
913
1013
1113
1214
1314
1414
1515
1615
1715
1815
1916
2016
2116
2216
2317
2417
2517
2617
2717
2817
2917
3017
3117

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:125:26
210.27:125:27
310.37:125:28
410.37:125:28
510.37:135:29
610.37:135:30
710.37:135:30
810.37:135:31
910.37:135:32
1010.37:135:32
1110.37:135:33
1210.37:135:34
1310.47:135:35
1410.47:135:35
1510.47:135:36
1610.47:135:37
1710.47:135:38
1810.47:135:39
1910.47:135:39
2010.57:135:40
2110.57:135:41
2210.57:125:42
2310.57:125:42
2410.57:125:43
2510.57:125:44
2610.67:115:45
2710.67:115:46
2810.67:115:46
2910.67:105:47
3010.67:105:48
3110.77:095:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tulsi̇̄pur

In seasonPeak

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

Tulsi̇̄pur'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 January a good time to visit Tulsi̇̄pur?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tulsi̇̄pur for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tulsi̇̄pur in January

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

In January, Tulsi̇̄pur sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Tulsi̇̄pur 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 Tulsi̇̄pur peaks around July 24 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 24UV 10Dec 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Tulsi̇̄pur 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 Tulsi̇̄pur is worst in April — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorApr 1647 µg/m³Jul 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr48Poor
May41Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tulsi̇̄pur?

Tulsi̇̄pur sits at 28.1°N, 82.3°E, 673 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Nepalgunj, 67 km away.

NepalgunjBirendranagarGulariyāDailekhLumbiniṬikāpurButwālTānsen

Topography around Tulsi̇̄pur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tulsi̇̄pur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 675 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,586 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,593 m.

The land around Tulsi̇̄pur is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
1,586 m
80 km
4,593 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Nepalgunj 67 km · Birendranagar 84 km · Gulariyā 94 km · Dailekh 98 km · Lumbini 120 km · Ṭikāpur 124 km · Butwāl 124 km · Tānsen 126 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 Tulsi̇̄pur (28.1333°, 82.298°, elevation 673 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).