Lumbini Province · Nepal

Siddharthanagar travel guide

Siddharthanagar is a city in Lumbini Province, Nepal, home to about 63,000 people.

Best months
November to February
Nearest airport
BWA4 km · Gautam Buddha International Airport
Currency
NPRNepalese rupee
Time zone
Asia/Kathmandu
Language
Nepali

When to go

The best time to visit Siddharthanagar

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Siddharthanagar are November to February. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; July is the wettest, with about 447 mm of rain.

0°17°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec447 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 Siddharthanagar: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Gautam Buddha International Airport (BWA), about 3.9 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gorakhpur Airport (GOP, 85 km) and Pokhara Domestic Airport (PKR, 94 km) are also within reach.

large airport

BWA · Gautam Buddha International Airport

3.9 km from the centreICAO VNBW
medium airport

GOP · Gorakhpur Airport

84.5 km from the centreICAO VEGK
medium airport

PKR · Pokhara Domestic Airport

93.8 km from the centreICAO VNPK

Questions

Siddharthanagar: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Siddharthanagar?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Siddharthanagar are November to February. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; July is the wettest, with about 447 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Siddharthanagar?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Gautam Buddha International Airport (BWA), about 3.9 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gorakhpur Airport (GOP, 85 km) and Pokhara Domestic Airport (PKR, 94 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Siddharthanagar?

Nepalese rupee (NPR).

Nearby

Destinations near Siddharthanagar

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.