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Nepal · Month guide
Nepal in December
Around 13 °C with 24 mm of rain and 7.7 hours of sun a day.
December is a mixed month for Nepal — worth planning around specific regions. Around 13 °C with 24 mm of rain and 7.7 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Nepal · December
What the weather usually does
Nepal · typical month
- Day / night0 – 13 °CYear range -2 – 23 °C
- Rainfall24 mmYear range 21 – 566 mm
- Sunshine7.7 hr / dayYear range 2.3 – 8.6 hr / day
What’s open · December
Things to do in Nepal in December
Nothing in Nepal shuts for the season, but 1 thing below is weather-dependent in December.
- LimitedEverest Base Camp trek
clear skies and empty trails, but around -15 C by day at altitude and far colder at night, with some teahouses shut
Sources: acethehimalaya.com, responsibletravel.com
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
14 regions · current month
Nepal, taken apart
- Bagmati Zone14°C now · 11–23 °C yr
- Bheri Zone18°C now · 16–30 °C yr
- Bhojpur16°C now · 14–25 °C yr
- Dhaulagiri Zone4°C now · 1–17 °C yr
- Gandaki Zone9°C now · 6–20 °C yr
- Janakpur Zone18°C now · 16–28 °C yr
- Karnali Zone-1°C now · -4–14 °C yr
- Lumbini Zone21°C now · 19–32 °C yr
- Mahakali Zone14°C now · 12–26 °C yr
- Mechi Zone14°C now · 11–23 °C yr
- Narayani Zone22°C now · 20–33 °C yr
- Rapti Zone16°C now · 14–26 °C yr
- Sagarmatha Zone16°C now · 13–25 °C yr
- Seti Zone13°C now · 10–24 °C yr
Safety · 4 governments
What the governments say about Nepal
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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Parts of Nepal carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.
Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.1 | -1.7 | -4.8 | 13.7 |
| February | 12.9 | 0.3 | -3.5 | 16.7 |
| March | 16.8 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 20.8 |
| April | 20.5 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 23.6 |
| May | 21.4 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 24.2 |
| June | 23.2 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 25.7 |
| July | 23.0 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 25.3 |
| August | 23.1 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 25.0 |
| September | 22.4 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 24.6 |
| October | 20.0 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 23.3 |
| November | 16.6 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 19.1 |
| December | 12.7 | 0.3 | -3.9 | 16.0 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 45 |
| February | 53 |
| March | 61 |
| April | 74 |
| May | 163 |
| June | 323 |
| July | 566 |
| August | 447 |
| September | 300 |
| October | 104 |
| November | 21 |
| December | 24 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 7.5 |
| February | 8.0 |
| March | 8.6 |
| April | 8.5 |
| May | 7.0 |
| June | 4.8 |
| July | 2.3 |
| August | 2.8 |
| September | 4.1 |
| October | 6.8 |
| November | 7.7 |
| December | 7.7 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| February | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
| March | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
| April | 5.4 | 4.3 | 6.7 |
| May | 5.0 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
| June | 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.7 |
| July | 4.3 | 3.5 | 5.2 |
| August | 4.1 | 3.3 | 5.2 |
| September | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| October | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| November | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| December | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
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