Lumbini Province · Nepal

Ghorahi travel guide

Ghorahi is a city in Lumbini Province, Nepal, home to about 156,000 people.

Best months
February, March and October to December
Nearest airport
KEP81 km · Nepalgunj Airport
Currency
NPRNepalese rupee
Time zone
Asia/Kathmandu
Language
Nepali

When to go

The best time to visit Ghorahi

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ghorahi are February, March and October to December. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; July is the wettest, with about 402 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec402 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Ghorahi: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nepalgunj Airport (KEP), about 81 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gautam Buddha International Airport (BWA, 109 km) and Maharshi Valmiki International Airport (AYJ, 147 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

KEP · Nepalgunj Airport

80.7 km from the centreICAO VNNG
large airport

BWA · Gautam Buddha International Airport

108.7 km from the centreICAO VNBW
medium airport

AYJ · Maharshi Valmiki International Airport

147.3 km from the centreICAO VEAY

Questions

Ghorahi: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Ghorahi?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Ghorahi are February, March and October to December. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; July is the wettest, with about 402 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Ghorahi?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nepalgunj Airport (KEP), about 81 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gautam Buddha International Airport (BWA, 109 km) and Maharshi Valmiki International Airport (AYJ, 147 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Ghorahi?

Nepalese rupee (NPR).

Nearby

Destinations near Ghorahi

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.