Pokhara · Nepal · 1995–2024 averages
Pokhara weather, month by month. March is the pick.
Thirty years of averages for Pokhara, Nepal — how hot it really feels, when the rain arrives, and what the air is like. March comes out on top; June is the one to skip.
The year at a glance
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March
bestscore 73.3/100Mild, sticky and some rain, with moderate air.
- Feels like
- 23°
- mild
- Real temp
- 22°
- mild
- Humidity
- 68%
- sticky
- Rain
- 122mm
- some rain
- Cloud cover
- 45%
- bright
- Air quality
- 66
- moderate
- Daylight
- 12h
- even
Month by month, metric by metric
Each strip covers the same twelve months, so you can see where the rain lands and how the air shifts with it.
Feels like
peaks at 31° in June
Real temp
16–26° in the shade across the year
Humidity
65% at its driest, 89% at its most oppressive
Rain
1048mm in July, 79mm in December
Cloud cover
42% at its clearest, 93% at its greyest
Air quality
worst in May, cleanest in July
Daylight
10.4h to 13.9h of daylight across the year
Pokhara's air changes sharply through the year
The air is at its worst in May at 84 AQI (moderate), and at its cleanest in July at 45 (clean). The dirtiest months here are also the driest.
Every month in full
All twelve months, all seven measures.
| Month | Feels like | Real temp | Humidity | Rain | Cloud cover | Air quality | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15° cool | 16° cool | 73% sticky | 98mm some rain | 48% bright | 77 moderate | 10.6h shortish |
| February | 18° cool | 18° cool | 73% sticky | 134mm rainy | 52% bright | 74 moderate | 11.2h shortish |
| March | 23° mild | 22° mild | 68% sticky | 122mm some rain | 45% bright | 66 moderate | 12h even |
| April | 28° warm | 26° mild | 65% sticky | 125mm rainy | 43% bright | 82 moderate | 12.8h even |
| May | 30° warm | 26° mild | 74% sticky | 323mm soaking | 52% bright | 84 moderate | 13.5h even |
| June | 31° warm | 26° mild | 84% sweaty | 612mm soaking | 72% grey | 75 moderate | 13.9h even |
| July | 31° warm | 26° mild | 89% soupy | 1048mm soaking | 93% overcast | 45 clean | 13.7h even |
| August | 31° warm | 26° mild | 89% soupy | 868mm soaking | 92% overcast | 46 clean | 13.1h even |
| September | 30° warm | 25° mild | 85% soupy | 529mm soaking | 73% grey | 51 moderate | 12.3h even |
| October | 26° mild | 23° mild | 77% sweaty | 153mm rainy | 42% bright | 55 moderate | 11.5h shortish |
| November | 21° mild | 20° cool | 76% sweaty | 114mm some rain | 46% bright | 67 moderate | 10.8h shortish |
| December | 17° cool | 17° cool | 75% sweaty | 79mm some rain | 46% bright | 77 moderate | 10.4h shortish |
Pokhara weather questions
- What is the best time to visit Pokhara?
- March scores best across temperature, rain, humidity and air quality — 23° feels-like, 122mm of rain and 68% humidity. June is the month to avoid: 612mm of rain and 75 AQI.
- How hot does Pokhara get?
- June is the peak, at 31° feels-like (26° in the shade) — warm. Even in March it reaches 23°.
- When is the rainy season in Pokhara?
- July is the wettest month at 1048mm, and December the driest at just 79mm.
- Is air quality a problem in Pokhara?
- May is the worst month at 84 AQI (moderate), and July the best at 45 (clean).
Weather normals from Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis, 1995–2024) and CAMS air quality (2015–2024), licensed CC-BY-4.0. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. These are long-run averages, not forecasts — any given year will differ.
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