Kathmandu Weather in August
Kathmandu in August
The short of it: Kathmandu in August averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 384 mm (15.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 20° · rain 384 mm · daylight 13 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & March
August in Kathmandu brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 20°, with about 384 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 28°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 384 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 7 min in mid-August, 37 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and March.
Against its neighbours, Kathmandu runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Pātan, 3 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Kathmandu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 22 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PātanBagmati Province | 3 km SSW | 28° | 20° | 384 mm |
| Ki̇̄rtipurBagmati Province | 5 km WSW | 28° | 20° | 400 mm |
| Madhyapur ThimiBagmati Province | 7 km ESE | 28° | 20° | 387 mm |
| Chapali̇̄ Bhaḍrakāli̇̄Bagmati Province | 10 km NNE | 27° | 19° | 455 mm |
| kankrabari DovanBagmati Province | 16 km ESE | 26° | 19° | 464 mm |
| NagarkotBagmati Province | 20 km E | 26° | 19° | 551 mm |
| BanepāBagmati Province | 21 km ESE | 26° | 19° | 487 mm |
| Panauti̇̄Bagmati Province | 23 km SE | 26° | 19° | 455 mm |