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Where to stay in Bagmati Province

This guide covers 9 destinations in Bagmati Province, a first-level administrative division of Nepal, with 383 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bharatpur. Across its destinations, November to February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM).

Destinations in this guide
9
Places to stay
383
Comfortable in the most places
November to February
Main airport
KTMTribhuvan International Airport
Currency
NPRNepalese rupee
Time zone
Asia/Kathmandu

Destinations

Destinations in Bagmati Province

Every destination in this guide in Bagmati Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Kathmandu845,767236October to AprilKTM · 4 km
Bharatpur369,37742November to FebruaryPHH · 69 km
Bhaktapur81,74839October to AprilKTM · 7 km
Lalitpur513,20036October to AprilKTM · 3 km
Gokarneshwor107,35115October to AprilKTM · 6 km
Kirtipur65,6029October to AprilKTM · 8 km
Kageshwari-Manohara60,2374October to AprilKTM · 6 km
Hetauda84,6711November to FebruaryKTM · 45 km
Madhyapur Thimi83,0361October to AprilKTM · 3 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Bagmati Province

383 hotels in Bagmati Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Dwarika's HotelKathmanduhotel1972dwarikas.com
The Shanker HotelKathmanduhotel1964shankerhotel.com.np
Hyatt Regency KathmanduKathmanduhotel2000
Grand Hotel KathmanduKathmanduhotelgrandhotelnepal.com
Hotel ExcelsiorKathmanduhotel1990
3 Rooms by PaulineLalitpurhotel
327 Thamel HotelKathmanduhotel
Aarya Chaitya InnGokarneshworhotel
Acme Guest House, KathmanduKathmanduhotel
AI Boutique HotelKathmanduhotel
Aloft Kathmandu ThamelKathmanduhotel
Aloha ResidenceLalitpurhotel1980
Alpine Hotel and ApartmentKathmanduhotel
Amar HotelKathmanduhotel
Ambassador Chauni Apartment-HotelKathmanduhotel1960
Ambassador Garden HomeKathmanduhotel
Andes HouseKathmanduhotel
Anita's Home StayKathmanduhotel
Arushi Boutique HotelKathmanduhotel
Aryal International HotelLalitpurhotel
Aryatara Kathmandu HotelKathmanduhotel
Avataar Kathmandu HotelKathmanduhotel
Baber Mahal VilasLalitpurhotel
Backyard HotelKathmanduhotel
Bag Packer's LodgeKathmanduhotel
Baghmara Wildlife ResortBharatpurhotel1997
Basera Boutique HotelLalitpurhotel
Be Here Now Guest HouseKathmanduhotel
Beautiful Kathmandu HotelKathmanduhotel
Bharatpur Garden ResortBharatpurhotel

When to go

Best time to visit Bagmati Province

From the climate of 9 destinations in Bagmati Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: November to February.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January9 of 918 °C16 mm
February9 of 919 °C26 mm
March7 of 925 °C36 mm
April7 of 928 °C67 mm
May0 of 929 °C214 mm
June0 of 929 °C289 mm
July0 of 928 °C523 mm
August0 of 928 °C447 mm
September0 of 928 °C328 mm
October7 of 926 °C48 mm
November9 of 923 °C8 mm
December9 of 919 °C14 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Bagmati Province

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Bagmati Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

Good to know

Public holidays in Bagmati Province, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Nepal

11 Jan · Prithvi Jayanti15 Jan · Maghe Sankranti19 Jan · Sonam Lhochhar29 Jan · Martyr's Day15 Feb · Maha Shivaratri18 Feb · Gyalpo Lhosar19 Feb · National Democracy Day2 Mar · Fagu Poornima3 Mar · Fagu Poornima (Terai)8 Mar · International Women's Day21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)27 Mar · Ram Navami14 Apr · Nepali New Year1 May · Buddha Jayanti1 May · International Labor Day28 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)29 May · Republic Day28 Aug · Janai Poornima4 Sept · Shree Krishna Janmashtami19 Sept · Constitution Day11 Oct · Ghatasthapana18 Oct · Fulpati19 Oct · Maha Ashtami19 Oct · Maha Navami20 Oct · Bijaya Dashami21 Oct · Ekadashi (Dashain)22 Oct · Duwadashi (Dashain)8 Nov · Laxmi Pooja9 Nov · Gai Tihar10 Nov · Gobardhan Pooja10 Nov · Mha Pooja11 Nov · Bhai Tika15 Nov · Chhath Parva25 Dec · Christmas Day30 Dec · Tamu Lhochhar

Nearby

Regions near Bagmati Province

Other regions of Nepal with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

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Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.