Biratnagar
City in Nepal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Aerial View of Biratnagar-IMG 8813: Bijay Chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Biratnagar is a city in Nepal, in Koshi. About 244,750 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Nepal in our atlas.
It lies at 26.46° N, 87.27° E, about 74 m (243 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kathmandu time zone.
Location
Red dot: Biratnagar. Green dots: other major cities of Nepal. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Biratnagar has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 36°C (96°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 10°C (49°F). Around 1,392 mm (55 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in NepalNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Dharān · 40 km
- Janakpur · 137 km
- Pātan · 237 km
- Kathmandu · 238 km
- Birgañj · 246 km
- Hetauda · 247 km
- Bharatpur · 313 km
- Pokhara · 385 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1283582 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q8247 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Aerial View of Biratnagar-IMG 8813: Bijay Chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)