Birgañj
City in Nepal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Indian-Nepalese border gate at Birgunj: Global Photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Birgañj is a city in Nepal, in Madhesh. About 268,273 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Nepal in our atlas.
It lies at 27.02° N, 84.88° E, about 89 m (292 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kathmandu time zone.
Location
Red dot: Birgañj. Green dots: other major cities of Nepal. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Birgañj has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 39°C (102°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 9°C (48°F). Around 1,218 mm (48 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
- Hetauda · 48 km
- Pātan · 85 km
- Bharatpur · 86 km
- Kathmandu · 88 km
- Janakpur · 108 km
- Butwāl · 160 km
- Pokhara · 165 km
- Dharān · 238 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1283581 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q8252 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Indian-Nepalese border gate at Birgunj: Global Photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)