Climate
The climate of the city is sub-tropical, however the elevation keeps the temperatures moderate: the summer temperatures average between 25 to 35 °C, in winter around - 2 to 15 °C. Pokhara and nearby areas receive high amount of precipitation. Lumle, 25 miles from Pokhara city center, receives highest amount of rainfall (> 5600 mm/year or 222 inches/year) in the country. Snowfall is not observed in the valley, however surrounding hills experience occasional snowfall in winter. Summers are humid and mild, most precipitation occurs during the monsoon season (July - September), winter and spring skies are generally clear & sunny.
| Climate data for Pokhara (1960-1980) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
37.4 (99.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.02) |
25 (0.98) |
50 (1.97) |
87 (3.43) |
292 (11.5) |
569 (22.4) |
809 (31.85) |
705 (27.76) |
581 (22.87) |
224 (8.82) |
19 (0.75) |
1 (0.04) |
3,388 (133.39) |
| Source: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial | |||||||||||||
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