Namche Bazaar Weather in August
Namche Bazaar in August
The short of it: Namche Bazaar in August averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 219 mm (8.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 219 mm · daylight 13 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & June
Thirty years of records give Namche Bazaar an average August high of 16°, a low of 7° and some 219 mm of rain. The height of summer in Namche Bazaar, with afternoons near 16°. Wet spells are common — about 219 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 layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and June.
Against its neighbours, Namche Bazaar runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Chari̇̄koṭ, 67 km to the WSW, is 9° warmer by day.
August in Namche Bazaar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 25 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chari̇̄koṭBagmati Province | 67 km WSW | 25° | 16° | 531 mm |
| Khā̃dbāri̇̄Koshi | 68 km SE | 30° | 22° | 325 mm |
| ChautārāBagmati Province | 98 km W | 27° | 19° | 529 mm |
| DhankutāKoshi | 110 km SE | 29° | 23° | 246 mm |
| TriyugaKoshi | 113 km S | 32° | 25° | 242 mm |
| DhulikhelBagmati Province | 117 km W | 26° | 19° | 446 mm |
| BanepāBagmati Province | 119 km W | 26° | 19° | 487 mm |
| PanautiBagmati Province | 120 km WSW | 26° | 19° | 455 mm |