Butwāl
City in Nepal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Butwal city: Pravin.sharma.758, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Butwāl is a city in Nepal, in Lumbini Province. About 195,054 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Nepal in our atlas.
It lies at 27.69° N, 83.45° E, about 141 m (463 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kathmandu time zone.
Location
Red dot: Butwāl. Green dots: other major cities of Nepal. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Butwāl 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 1,409 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
- Pokhara · 82 km
- Bharatpur · 97 km
- Hetauda · 158 km
- Birgañj · 159 km
- Pātan · 183 km
- Kathmandu · 184 km
- Nepalgunj · 185 km
- Janakpur · 266 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1283562 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q11283 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Butwal city: Pravin.sharma.758, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)