Janakpur
City in Nepal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Janak Chowk,Janakpur-September 22, 2016-7602: Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Janakpur is a city in Nepal, in Madhesh. About 195,438 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Nepal in our atlas.
It lies at 26.73° N, 85.93° E, about 83 m (272 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kathmandu time zone.
Location
Red dot: Janakpur. Green dots: other major cities of Nepal. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Janakpur has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 40°C (104°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 8°C (47°F). Around 1,145 mm (45 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
- Birgañj · 109 km
- Hetauda · 118 km
- Pātan · 121 km
- Kathmandu · 124 km
- Dharān · 135 km
- Biratnagar · 137 km
- Bharatpur · 182 km
- Pokhara · 258 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1283318 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q378649 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Janak Chowk,Janakpur-September 22, 2016-7602: Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)