Pātan
City in Nepal: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Patan-Palastplatz-14-Tauben-2013-gje: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Pātan is a city in Nepal, in Bagmati Province. About 299,283 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Nepal in our atlas.
It lies at 27.68° N, 85.31° E, about 1,334 m (4,377 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kathmandu time zone.
Location
Red dot: Pātan. Green dots: other major cities of Nepal. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Pātan has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 6°C (42°F). Around 1,084 mm (43 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
- Kathmandu · 3 km
- Hetauda · 39 km
- Birgañj · 85 km
- Bharatpur · 86 km
- Janakpur · 121 km
- Pokhara · 148 km
- Butwāl · 183 km
- Dharān · 216 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1282931 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q6647 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Patan-Palastplatz-14-Tauben-2013-gje: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)