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Janakpur weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Janakpur has well-marked seasons, with 14.5°C between its warmest and coolest monthly means. Most of the year's rain is packed into the months from June to September. Janakpur weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+1.9°Chigh above average

32° / 17°Today
30° / 19°Average
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How it's changed

+1.5°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49240days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 166 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 166 in the 1940s+1.5°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 17 mmhigh 23°low 10°February, rain 14 mmhigh 27°low 13°March, rain 16 mmhigh 32°low 18°April, rain 32 mmhigh 36°low 23°May, rain 73 mmhigh 36°low 25°June, rain 234 mmhigh 34°low 26°July, rain 392 mmhigh 32°low 26°August, rain 299 mmhigh 31°low 26°September, rain 220 mmhigh 31°low 25°October, rain 72 mmhigh 30°low 21°November, rain 7 mmhigh 28°low 16°December, rain 6 mmhigh 25°low 11°wettest month July, 392 mm · 1,383 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Clear

Right now

30.2°

33°feels like
48%humidity
18°dew point
4 km/hfrom W
UV index6.3
sunrise06:07sunset17:23day length11h 16m
TodayClear32°17°
TueMostly clear33°17°
WedOvercast28°21°
ThuLight rain25°21°
FriOvercast24°20°
SatOvercast23°21°
SunPartly cloudy29°20°

On this date: October 26

Today (forecast)
32° / 17°
Average for October 26
30° / 19°

High above average · +1.9°C

  • Highest since 1940: 34.0° · 2018
  • Lowest since 1940: 15.5° · 2012
  • One year ago: 33° / 22°

Every October 26 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 26 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Janakpur is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 26.73°N, 85.93°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
26.73°N, 85.93°E
Time zone
Asia/Kathmandu
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

19 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +0.3°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The year peaks in May, at around 36.3°C by mid-afternoon, with nights around 25.5°C. Around 220 nights a year stay above 20°C. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 23.0°C and overnight lows sit around 10.3°C. Frost is essentially unknown.

The yearly total for Janakpur comes to about 1,383 mm; monthly amounts range from 6 mm in December up to 392 mm in July.

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Janakpur now averages 1.5°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. The count of days past 30°C has risen from roughly 165 a year to 240 between the record's first and last decades.

Climate graph (climograph)

May is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 15°C. Wettest month: July (~392 mm). Whole year averages ~1,383 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 112 rainy days a year: most in July (~26), fewest in November (almost none).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Janakpur month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightHighestLowest
January23.0°10.3°17 mm210.5 h29.7° (1964)4.0° (2013)
February26.5°12.8°14 mm111.1 h35.9° (2006)5.4° (1950)
March32.4°17.8°16 mm211.8 h42.8° (1973)9.5° (1990)
April36.2°22.7°32 mm412.6 h44.1° (1973)14.5° (1965)
May36.3°25.5°73 mm813.3 h46.3° (1957)17.9° (1977)
June34.1°26.4°234 mm1813.7 h45.8° (1964)22.2° (1976)
July31.5°26.1°392 mm2613.5 h40.8° (2025)23.4° (1975)
August31.4°26.0°299 mm2512.9 h37.6° (2019)22.3° (1987)
September31.1°25.0°220 mm2012.1 h37.9° (2024)20.0° (1982)
October30.3°21.1°72 mm511.3 h36.7° (2017)14.0° (1960)
November28.0°15.5°7 mm010.7 h34.8° (1992)8.8° (1975)
December24.6°11.5°6 mm110.3 h31.0° (1988)5.2° (2019)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.5°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.19°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.27°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 166.2 early in the record → 240.0 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 1957, coldest in 2013: 46.3°C / 4.0°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,383 mm/year on average. Last decade: −3% vs that average. Long-term trend: −3 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Janakpur

Which is the warmest month in Janakpur?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Janakpur is May (mean daily temperature of about 30.7°C) and the coolest is January (about 16.2°C).
How does today's temperature in Janakpur compare to the historical average?
On October 26, 2026, Janakpur is forecast to reach a high of 31.6°C and a low of 16.7°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 29.7°C and a low of 18.8°C, so today's high is 1.9°C warmer than that average.
How much has Janakpur warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Janakpur is about 1.5°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Janakpur?
Janakpur receives about 1,383 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with July typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Janakpur?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Janakpur is about 25.0°C. The warmest month is May and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Janakpur by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Janakpur (°C, full record since 1940): January 23°/10°, February 27°/13°, March 32°/18°, April 36°/23°, May 36°/25°, June 34°/26°, July 32°/26°, August 31°/26°, September 31°/25°, October 30°/21°, November 28°/16°, December 25°/11°.
What is the weather like in Janakpur in summer?
In summer, June through August, Janakpur is wet and hot. Daytime highs sit at 31–34°C and nights at 26°C; June is the warmest month. Rain is steady at around 309 mm a month, spread over roughly 23 days. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in Janakpur in winter?
Winter in Janakpur (December to February) is dry and pleasantly warm. Afternoons run 23–27°C and nights 10–13°C; January is the coldest month. Rain picks up through the season, 6 mm in December to 14 mm in February. It is the driest season of the year.
What is the weather like in Janakpur in spring?
March to May is spring in Janakpur, and it is hot. March starts at 32°C by day and 18°C at night; by May it is 36°C and 25°C. Rain picks up through the season: 2 rainy days and 16 mm in March, 8 days and 73 mm in May.
What is the weather like in Janakpur in autumn?
Autumn in Janakpur (September to November) is warm. Daytime highs sit at 28–31°C and nights at 16–25°C; November is the coldest month. Rain falls off from 220 mm in September to 7 mm in November.
How many days a year does it rain in Janakpur?
On long-term average, Janakpur has about 112 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 1,383 mm.

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