Pokhara enjoys 218 sunny days a year — mild conditions year-round. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Pokhara, Nepal is a 200K-resident city with 218 sunny days and 4 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 31.9 µg/m³. A city in Nepal.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 13 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 21 |
| Daily mean°C | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 18 |
| Daily low°C | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 14 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 26 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 21 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 80 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 81 |
| Dewpoint°C | 6.2 | 7.8 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 16.6 | 20.1 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 19.6 | 15.5 | 12.8 | 8.3 | 14.3 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 21 | 22 | 37 | 28 | 272 | 533 | 556 | 560 | 441 | 115 | 8 | 13 | 2607 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 8 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 192 |
| Snowfallmm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 8.1 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
| Clear skyindex | 37% | 49% | 53% | 57% | 34% | 23% | 12% | 17% | 23% | 53% | 53% | 60% | 39% |
| UV indexmax avg | 4.6 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 7.1 |
Pokhara is livable outdoors nearly year-round. 2 months of the year are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside is comfortable 7/12 months — impressive, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.
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Air Quality
Pokhara reports an annual PM2.5 of 31.9 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Pokhara reports an annual PM2.5 of 31.9 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
PM2.5 annual average of 31.9 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Pokhara? Honestly, air quality is a meaningful downside — at 31.9 µg/m³ annual PM2.5, Pokhara sits above the EU limit, which may matter for allergy sufferers or long-term residents.
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