Gandaki Province · Nepal
Pokhara in September
In September, Pokhara averages a daytime high of 25 °C and a night-time low of 16 °C, with about 235 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Pokhara's most comfortable months, March, April, October and November.
- Average high
- 25 °C
- Average low
- 16 °C
- Rain in the month
- 235 mm
- Daylight on 15 Sep
- 12 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 139
When to go
How September compares with the rest of the year in Pokhara
September is tied for the 5th warmest month in Pokhara by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 15 °C to 27 °C and the lows from 1 °C to 18 °C. By day, September is 1 °C cooler than August, and October is 2 °C cooler than September.
September brings 235 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 137 mm (1648 mm a year); it is the 4th wettest month.
On 15 September the sun is up for about 12 h 10 min, against 10 h 20 min at the shortest and 14 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 °C | 1 °C | 23 mm | |
| February | 17 °C | 2 °C | 38 mm | |
| March | 22 °C | 6 °C | 57 mm | Yes |
| April | 25 °C | 10 °C | 78 mm | Yes |
| May | 27 °C | 14 °C | 191 mm | |
| June | 27 °C | 16 °C | 250 mm | |
| July | 26 °C | 18 °C | 379 mm | |
| August | 26 °C | 18 °C | 318 mm | |
| September | 25 °C | 16 °C | 235 mm | |
| October | 23 °C | 11 °C | 52 mm | Yes |
| November | 20 °C | 6 °C | 11 mm | Yes |
| December | 17 °C | 2 °C | 18 mm |
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 September a good time to visit Pokhara?
Not by the measure used here: about 235 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Pokhara are March, April, October and November; 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.
Public holidays in Nepal in September
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Pokhara
This guide lists 139 places to stay in Pokhara, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: 1–3 km, 126; 3–10 km, 4; 10 km or more, 9.
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; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.