South Asia & Indian Ocean · City travel
Best time to visit Kathmandu
Late Oct–Early Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 21.7°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.
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Season calendar
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Japan MOFA travel advice
Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Best | 19.2°C | 0.4 | 39.3% |
| February | Best | 22.1°C | 0.8 | 42.2% |
| March | Great | 25.7°C | 1.0 | 44.1% |
| April | Great | 28.6°C | 1.7 | 50.2% |
| May | Okay | 29.0°C | 3.1 | 60.1% |
| June | Off-season | 29.5°C | 4.4 | 74.0% |
| July | Avoid | 28.6°C | 6.0 | 87.7% |
| August | Avoid | 29.1°C | 5.4 | 85.7% |
| September | Off-season | 28.7°C | 4.1 | 74.1% |
| October | Great | 27.1°C | 1.2 | 46.8% |
| November | Best | 23.3°C | 0.1 | 32.6% |
| December | Best | 19.9°C | 0.2 | 33.7% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Weather station: KATHMANDU AIRPORT（5 km）. Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.