Bagmati Province · Nepal

Kirtipur travel guide

Kirtipur is a city in Bagmati Province, Nepal, home to about 66,000 people.

Best months
October to April
Nearest airport
KTM8 km · Tribhuvan International Airport
Currency
NPRNepalese rupee
Time zone
Asia/Kathmandu
Language
Nepali

When to go

The best time to visit Kirtipur

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kirtipur are October to April. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 523 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec523 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 Kirtipur: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), about 8.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Janakpur Airport (JKR, 124 km) and Pokhara International Airport (PHH, 137 km) are also within reach.

large airport

KTM · Tribhuvan International Airport

8.2 km from the centreICAO VNKT
medium airport

JKR · Janakpur Airport

123.9 km from the centreICAO VNJP
large airport

PHH · Pokhara International Airport

137.3 km from the centreICAO VNPR

Questions

Kirtipur: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Kirtipur?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kirtipur are October to April. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 523 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Kirtipur?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), about 8.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Janakpur Airport (JKR, 124 km) and Pokhara International Airport (PHH, 137 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Kirtipur?

Nepalese rupee (NPR).

Nearby

Destinations near Kirtipur

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.