The Climate of Nepal

The climate of Nepal is of Monsoon type. The dry season start from October and lasts till May and the wet season, the monsoon, from June till September. However, actual climatic condition vary a great deal from South to North of the country, from Terai to the Himalayas . The climate of Nepal has also been influenced by other factors such as latitude, prevailing winds, oceanic distance, and position of mountains.

The hot weather season begins in March and continues till the end of May. Due to the northward march of the Sun, the high temperature occurs in all parts of the country. During this season, temperature exceeds 30  °C in the Terai. Towards North, altitude increases and it remains warm in midland hills and valleys. It is cool in the Himalayan region.

Beginning in June and continuing up to the end of September. During this season, monsoon blows from south-east direction and bring rain to the country. The regional distribution of rainfall varies from one to the other area. It depends on the oceanic distance and local topographic features of the place. (Department of Hydrology & Meteorology, Ministry of Environment)

Sandikhola itself gets around 2000-2500 millimeters of precipitation annually according to the map of annual precipitation provided by the EWB website, (Department of Hydrology and Meteorology)

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