Bagmati Province · Nepal
Kathmandu in July
In July, Kathmandu averages a daytime high of 28 °C and a night-time low of 20 °C, with about 523 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Kathmandu's most comfortable months, October to April.
- Average high
- 28 °C
- Average low
- 20 °C
- Rain in the month
- 523 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jul
- 13 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 236
When to go
How July compares with the rest of the year in Kathmandu
July is tied for the 3rd warmest month in Kathmandu by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 18 °C to 29 °C and the lows from 2 °C to 20 °C. By day, July is about the same as June, and August is about the same as July.
July brings 523 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 168 mm (2016 mm a year); it is the wettest month.
On 15 July the sun is up for about 13 h 40 min, against 10 h 20 min at the shortest and 13 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18 °C | 2 °C | 16 mm | Yes |
| February | 19 °C | 4 °C | 26 mm | Yes |
| March | 25 °C | 8 °C | 36 mm | Yes |
| April | 28 °C | 12 °C | 67 mm | Yes |
| May | 29 °C | 16 °C | 214 mm | |
| June | 29 °C | 19 °C | 289 mm | |
| July | 28 °C | 20 °C | 523 mm | |
| August | 28 °C | 20 °C | 447 mm | |
| September | 28 °C | 18 °C | 328 mm | |
| October | 26 °C | 13 °C | 48 mm | Yes |
| November | 23 °C | 7 °C | 8 mm | Yes |
| December | 19 °C | 3 °C | 14 mm | Yes |
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).
When to go
Is July a good time to visit Kathmandu?
Not by the measure used here: about 523 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Kathmandu are October to April; the nearest are April, before, and October, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Kathmandu
This guide lists 236 places to stay in Kathmandu, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 77; 1–3 km, 145; 3–10 km, 14.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.