Hetauda
City in Nepal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Hetauda 002: Sadmadd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Hetauda is a city in Nepal, in Bagmati Province. About 195,951 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Nepal in our atlas.
It lies at 27.43° N, 85.03° E, about 467 m (1,532 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kathmandu time zone.
Location
Red dot: Hetauda. Green dots: other major cities of Nepal. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Hetauda has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 8°C (46°F). Around 1,223 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
- Pātan · 39 km
- Kathmandu · 42 km
- Birgañj · 48 km
- Bharatpur · 65 km
- Janakpur · 117 km
- Pokhara · 140 km
- Butwāl · 158 km
- Dharān · 232 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1283339 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q11285 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Hetauda 002: Sadmadd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
