Bagmati Province, Nepal
Kathmandu
Kathmandu is a capital city in Bagmati Province, Nepal, 1,317 m above sea level. It has a population of about 845,767 (2021). The climate is classified as monsoon-influenced humid subtropical (Köppen Cwa), with a dry winter and a wetter summer.
Now16°C
Best timeFeb · Nov–Dec
Population845,767
Local time22:16
27.70° N, 85.32° EElevation 1,317 mUTC+5:45 · Nepal Time
October: high / low23° / 15°
Rain this month55mm
Best timeFeb · Nov–Dec
Best: Feb · Nov–Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Kathmandu at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:08 · 17:2911 h 21 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous86% · Moonrise 15:33Next holiday22 OctoberDuwadashi (Dashain)Next eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitFeb · Nov–Dec
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month26°C
Average high in June
Coolest month6°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
436 mm of rain
Driest monthNovember
8 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
8 of them World Heritage
How Kathmandu has grown
People living in the built-up area (350 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+1000%351k in 1975 → 3.86M in 2025Weather in Kathmandu
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
16°C
Today hour by hourClear · wind 2 km/h · humidity 85%
Today22 Oct24°14°
Fri23 Oct24°15°
Sat24 Oct24°15°
Sun25 Oct24°14°
Mon26 Oct25°15°
Tue27 Oct26°15°
Wed28 Oct27°14°
Thu29 Oct17°16°19 mm
Fri30 Oct18°17°84.6 mm
Sat31 Oct20°16°41.5 mm
When to go to Kathmandu
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 85 | 93 | 91 | 83 | 65 | 57 | 49 | 50 | 61 | 84 | 99 | 93 |
| High | 16° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 17° |
| Low | 6° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 8° |
| Rain (mm) | 19 | 23 | 31 | 51 | 119 | 227 | 436 | 395 | 256 | 55 | 8 | 11 |
| Wet days | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
What's on in Kathmandu
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Kathmandu
UNESCO2.9 km
Pashupatinath Temple
UNESCO1.4 km
Basantapur Durbar SquareUNESCO1.2 km
Kathmandu Valley
UNESCO11 km
Changu Narayan TempleBuilt 325
UNESCO3.2 km
Patan Durbar Square
UNESCO4.6 km
Boudhanath
Museum3.2 km
Patan MuseumBuilt 1982
Museum3.5 km
Natural History Museum of NepalBuilt 1975More museums: Museum of Nepali Art · Nepal Art Council · Taragaon Museum · The City Museum Kathmandu
Outdoors around Kathmandu
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Kathmandu Fun ParkTheme parks
0.1 kmFishesAquariums
0.4 kmCentral ZooZoos
0.5 kmWhoopee Land Amusement and Water ParkWater parks
0.7 kmGanatantra StambhaTheme parks
1.7 kmV-text InternationalCamp sites
1.8 kmNature around Kathmandu
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Nepal seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Kathmandu
Earthquakes around Kathmandu
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 195055magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record14within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
7.8Himalchuli 25 km ↘2015 · 82 km
7.3Chhetrapa1 16 km ↑2015 · 74 km
6.7Chari̇̄koṭ 12 km ↑2015 · 69 km
6.6Himalchuli 30 km ↘2015 · 76 km
Universities and research institutes
Tri-Chandra Multiple CampusUniversity or college · founded 1918
Padma Kanya Multiple CampusUniversity or college · founded 1951
Patan Multiple CampusUniversity or college · founded 1954
Institute of Agriculture and Animal ScienceUniversity or college · founded 1959
Tribhuvan UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1959
Institute of Engineering Thapathali CampusUniversity or college · founded 1963
Institute of MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1972
Nepal Academy of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1982
Kathmandu UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1991
Islington CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1996
National CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1996
Nepal Medical College Teaching HospitalUniversity or college · founded 1997
Rangjung Yeshe InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1997
Lord Buddha Education FoundationUniversity or college · founded 1998
Nobel AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1998
People's Dental College and HospitalUniversity or college · founded 1998
Himalayan College of Agricultural Sciences and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2000
Nobel CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2001
National Academy of Medical SciencesUniversity or college · founded 2002
Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health SciencesUniversity or college · founded 2006
CiST CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2008
Global College InternationalUniversity or college · founded 2009
IIMS CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2010
Softwarica CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2010
Hillside College of EngineeringUniversity or college · founded 2012
Institute of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college
Maharajgunj Medical CampusUniversity or college
Nepal Water Conservation FoundationResearch institute · founded 1980
National Zoonoses and Food Hygiene Research CentreResearch institute · founded 1993
Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied SciencesResearch institute · founded 2009
Centre for the Study of Labour and MobilityResearch institute · founded 2011
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit NepalResearch institute
Towns and villages around Kathmandu
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Bhrikuti Mandap0.2 kmBagbazar0.3 kmTundikhel0.4 kmBag Bajar0.5 kmShahidgate0.5 kmSingha Durbar0.5 kmPutalisadak0.5 kmBir Hospital0.6 kmMaitighar0.7 kmSimha darbar0.8 kmRatnapark0.8 kmNayansadak0.8 kmSundhara0.9 kmKamaladi0.9 kmCentral Jail1 kmIndrachok1 kmAsan1 kmTripureshwor1 kmDilli Bazaar1 kmJamal1.1 kmBabarmahal1.1 kmDilli Bajar1.1 kmKalmochanghat1.1 kmBasantapur1.2 kmKilagal1.2 kmAnamnagar1.2 kmPSC & PMU meeting & National Level Project Inception | DNPWC1.2 kmGhattekulo1.2 kmYatkha1.3 kmPhatkeswor1.3 kmTengal1.3 kmNaradevi1.3 kmLagan Tole1.3 kmThapathali1.4 kmHanumandhoka1.4 kmJyatha1.4 kmJaishideval1.4 kmGyaneshwar1.5 kmMaitidevi1.5 kmMarutol1.5 kmTeku Dobhan1.6 kmTeku1.7 kmNaksal1.7 kmChhetrapati1.7 kmTamsipakha1.7 kmNaxal1.7 kmKharibot1.7 kmNarayanhiti Royal Palace1.7 kmMaharajgunj1.8 kmNayan Baneshwar1.8 kmDhobichaur1.9 kmPaknajol2 kmMahadevsthan2 kmDhalko2 kmPurano Baneshwar2.1 kmKaldhara2.1 kmLainchaur2.1 kmDuwachaur2.2 kmTangal2.2 kmBuddhanagar2.2 kmBattishputali2.2 kmTahachal2.2 kmLajimpat2.3 kmBhimsengola2.3 kmKuleshwar2.3 kmSorhakhutte2.3 kmBijeshwari2.3 kmKhusibu2.4 kmBhandarkhal2.5 kmBhatbhateni2.5 kmMin Bhawan2.5 kmShrinagartol2.5 kmHandigaun2.5 kmSoltimod2.5 kmPashupati̇̄nāth2.5 kmBalkhu2.6 kmGaushala2.7 kmSiphal2.7 kmShankhamul Dobhan2.7 kmSobhabhagawati2.7 km
Kathmandu from above
Around Kathmandu26 places to see, do and reach nearby
RanipokhariNature0.8 kmTaudaha LakeNature7.0 kmNaag PokhariNature1.3 kmJhor waterfallNature11 kmManohara RiverNature4.8 kmNagdahaNature8.7 kmShivapuri̇̄Mountain14 kmPashupatinath TempleMonument2.9 kmBasantapur Durbar SquareMonument1.4 kmKathmandu ValleyMonument1.2 kmChangu Narayan TempleMonument11 kmPatan Durbar SquareMonument3.2 kmBoudhanathMonument4.6 kmSwayambhunathMonument3.4 kmKirtipurMonument5.3 kmPatan MuseumMuseum3.2 kmNatural History Museum of NepalMuseum3.5 kmAircraft Museum KathmanduMuseum3.4 kmNarayanhiti PalaceMuseum1.5 kmChildren's Art Museum of NepalMuseum1.1 kmKirtipurPlace5.1 kmLalitpurPlace2.9 kmPanautiPlace23 kmMadhyapur ThimiPlace7.0 kmBanepaPlace21 kmDakshinkaliPlace12 km
Getting to Kathmandu
Tribhuvan International AirportKTM
3.8 kmJanakpur AirportJKR
125 kmTenzing-Hillary AirportLUA
139 kmPlaces near Kathmandu
Places with a climate like Kathmandu
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Kathmandu?
Based on 30-year climate normals, February, November and December offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Kathmandu.
What is the hottest month in Kathmandu?
June is the warmest month, with average highs of 26°C and lows of 19°C.
What is the coldest month in Kathmandu?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 16°C and lows of 6°C.
What is the rainiest month in Kathmandu?
July is the wettest month with about 436 mm of precipitation on 26 wet days.