Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kharpu features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -16 °C (4 °F) and 7 °C (44 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-28 °F) or can rise to as high as 15 °C (59 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1122 mm (44.2 inches) and receives 166 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kharpu enjoys an average of 3886 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 2 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kharpu are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 4 to 7 °C (40 - 44 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -16 to -14 °C (4 - 6 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kharpu experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 247 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | -3°C (28°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Mean maximum | -6°C (21°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Average high | -12°C (11°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Daily mean | -16°C (4°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Average low | -20°C (-4°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -15°C (4°F) | -20°C (-3°F) |
Mean minimum | -29°C (-20°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -25°C (-12°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -23°C (-10°F) | -29°C (-20°F) |
Minimum | -33°C (-28°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -32°C (-26°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kharpu, Karnali Pradesh, Nepal with other places around the world.
Kharpu usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 26 rainy days and 201 mm (7.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kharpu are April, October and November. On average, 37 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70 (2.8) | 65 (2.5) | 56 (2.2) | 43 (1.7) | 62 (2.4) | 114 (4.5) | 249 (9.8) | 239 (9.4) | 112 (4.4) | 32 (1.2) | 36 (1.4) | 45 (1.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Kharpu are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kharpu: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243 | 294 | 350 | 358 | 373 | 356 | 323 | 309 | 324 | 339 | 307 | 304 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 26m | 11h 6m | 11h 59m | 12h 53m | 13h 39m | 14h 2m | 13h 50m | 13h 10m | 12h 18m | 11h 24m | 10h 37m | 10h 14m |
Kharpu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 19, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kharpu UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 7 |