Nepalgunj
City in Nepal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Nepalgunj skyline: Rabin Karki, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Nepalgunj is a city in Nepal, in Lumbini Province. About 166,258 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Nepal in our atlas.
It lies at 28.05° N, 81.62° E, about 150 m (492 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kathmandu time zone.
Location
Red dot: Nepalgunj. Green dots: other major cities of Nepal. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Nepalgunj 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 9°C (48°F). Around 1,264 mm (50 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
- Dhangaḍhi̇̄ · 124 km
- Butwāl · 184 km
- Pokhara · 232 km
- Bharatpur · 279 km
- Birgañj · 340 km
- Hetauda · 342 km
- Pātan · 365 km
- Kathmandu · 365 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 6941099 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1025462 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Nepalgunj skyline: Rabin Karki, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)