Wāliṅ weather in August

In August, Wāliṅ sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 645 mm of rain across 28.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Wāliṅ's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wāliṅ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
645 mm
28.7 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:44 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Wāliṅ is human settlement in Nepal.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Wāliṅ reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12722
22722
32722
42722
52722
62722
72722
82722
92722
102722
112722
122722
132722
142722
152722
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212721
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232721
242721
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272721
282721
292721
302721
312721

Wāliṅ weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 516.210.46.2
Feb20° / 557.7116.7
Mar24° / 10°447.611.87.5
Apr27° / 14°6510.912.66.5
May28° / 17°14819.113.45.3
Jun28° / 20°42425.513.74.0
Jul27° / 22°71430.113.63.3
Aug27° / 22°64528.7133.5
Sep27° / 20°35825.412.24.2
Oct25° / 16°7211.211.37.1
Nov22° / 12°203.710.68.0
Dec18° / 243.510.37.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11496
12496
13595
14595
15595
16694
17694
18694
19793
20892
21892
22892
23991
241090
251189
261189
271288
281387
291585
301684
311783

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wāliṅ gets around 645 mm of rain over 28.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
394
494
594
694
795
895
995
1095
1195
1295
1395
1494
1594
1694
1793
1893
1992
2092
2191
2291
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1793
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14892
15892
16991
171090
181189
191288
201387
211486
221585
231684
241783
251882
261981
272179
282278
292377
302575
312773

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:366:56
213.35:366:56
313.35:376:55
413.35:376:54
513.35:386:54
613.25:386:53
713.25:396:52
813.25:406:51
913.25:406:50
1013.15:416:50
1113.15:416:49
1213.15:426:48
1313.15:426:47
1413.15:436:46
1513.05:436:45
1613.05:446:44
1713.05:446:43
1813.05:456:42
1912.95:466:41
2012.95:466:40
2112.95:476:39
2212.95:476:38
2312.85:486:37
2412.85:486:36
2512.85:496:35
2612.75:496:34
2712.75:506:33
2812.75:506:32
2912.75:516:31
3012.65:516:30
3112.65:526:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.63 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
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Wāliṅ

In seasonPeak

In August, Wāliṅ sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Wāliṅ'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 August a good time to visit Wāliṅ?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wāliṅ.

What to pack for Wāliṅ in August

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

In August, Wāliṅ sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Wāliṅ in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wāliṅ peaks around August 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateAug 14UV 11Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Wāliṅ in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Wāliṅ is worst in January — around 149 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyJan 14148 µg/m³Jul 2134 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan149Unhealthy
Feb128Unhealthy
Mar106Unhealthy
Apr89Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul33Moderate
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct79Unhealthy
Nov119Unhealthy
Dec139Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Wāliṅ?

Wāliṅ sits at 28.0°N, 83.8°E, 722 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Tānsen, 25 km away.

SiddharthanagarChitwanLumbiniHetauda

Topography around Wāliṅ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wāliṅ has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 898 m around an average of 889 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,736 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,765 m.

The land around Wāliṅ is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
898 m
16 km
1,736 m
80 km
7,765 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Tānsen 25 km · Bāgluṅ 35 km · Pokhara 38 km · Butwāl 44 km · Siddharthanagar 62 km · Chitwan 75 km · Lumbini 77 km · Hetauda 140 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 Wāliṅ (27.9837°, 83.7592°, elevation 722 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).