Sunshine destinations in Nepal

🇳🇵 18 destinations with month-by-month sunshine data. Guides: best time to visit.

Jumla is the sunniest place in Nepal — 2,966 hours of sunshine a year, sunniest in May with daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F. Silgadi Doti (2,883 h) and Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) (2,692 h) are next.

The sunniest places in Nepal

• 1
  Jumla

  🇳🇵 Nepalhighland town

  2,966 h sun/yrbest in May (21° / 70°F days)

• 2
  Silgadi Doti

  🇳🇵 Nepalregional city

  2,883 h sun/yrbest in November (26° / 79°F days)

• 3
  Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)

  🇳🇵 Nepalsmall town

  2,692 h sun/yrbest in November (27° / 81°F days)

• 4
  Simikot

  🇳🇵 Nepalhighland town

  2,660 h sun/yrbest in June (22° / 72°F days)

• 5
  Simara

  🇳🇵 Nepalcity break

  2,644 h sun/yrbest in November (27° / 81°F days)

• 6
  Bharatpur

  🇳🇵 Nepalregional city

  2,643 h sun/yrbest in November (27° / 81°F days)

• 7
  Kathmandu

  🇳🇵 Nepalcity break

  2,569 h sun/yrbest in March (24° / 75°F days)

• 8
  Dolpa

  🇳🇵 Nepalhighland town

  2,545 h sun/yrbest in May (20° / 68°F days)

• 9
  Pokhara

  🇳🇵 Nepalcity break

  2,469 h sun/yrbest in November (23° / 73°F days)

• 10
  Jomsom

  🇳🇵 Nepalhighland city

  2,468 h sun/yrbest in September (20° / 68°F days)

• 11
  Nepalgunj

  🇳🇵 Nepalregional city

  2,459 h sun/yrbest in November (27° / 81°F days)

• 12
  Surkhet

  🇳🇵 Nepalcity break

  2,458 h sun/yrbest in November (24° / 75°F days)

• 13
  Janakpur

  🇳🇵 Nepalregional city

  2,402 h sun/yrbest in November (28° / 82°F days)

• 14
  Lukla

  🇳🇵 Nepalhighland town

  2,323 h sun/yrbest in June (20° / 68°F days)

• 15
  Biratnagar

  🇳🇵 Nepalregional city

  2,215 h sun/yrbest in January (24° / 75°F days)

• 16
  Tumling Tar

  🇳🇵 Nepalregional city

  2,080 h sun/yrbest in November (24° / 75°F days)

• 17
  Taplejung

  🇳🇵 Nepalhighland city

  2,080 h sun/yrbest in April (19° / 66°F days)

• 18
  Bhadrapur

  🇳🇵 Nepalsmall town

  2,058 h sun/yrbest in January (23° / 73°F days)

All Nepal destinations

• 1
  Jumla

  🇳🇵 Nepalhighland town

  Best in May (87/100)21° / 70°F

• 2
  Silgadi Doti

  🇳🇵 Nepalregional city

  Best in November (95/100)26° / 79°F

• 3
  Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)

  🇳🇵 Nepalsmall town

  Best in November (94/100)27° / 81°F

• 4
  Simikot

  🇳🇵 Nepalhighland town

  Best in June (84/100)22° / 72°F

• 5
  Simara

  🇳🇵 Nepalcity break

  Best in November (94/100)27° / 81°F

• 6
  Bharatpur

  🇳🇵 Nepalregional city

  Best in November (94/100)27° / 81°F

• 7
  Kathmandu

  🇳🇵 Nepalcity break

  Best in March (90/100)24° / 75°F

• 8
  Dolpa

  🇳🇵 Nepalhighland town

  Best in May (81/100)20° / 68°F

• 9
  Pokhara

  🇳🇵 Nepalcity break

  Best in November (93/100)23° / 73°F

• 10
  Jomsom

  🇳🇵 Nepalhighland city

  Best in September (70/100)20° / 68°F

• 11
  Nepalgunj

  🇳🇵 Nepalregional city

  Best in November (93/100)27° / 81°F

• 12
  Surkhet

  🇳🇵 Nepalcity break

  Best in November (92/100)24° / 75°F

• 13
  Janakpur

  🇳🇵 Nepalregional city

  Best in November (93/100)28° / 82°F

• 14
  Lukla

  🇳🇵 Nepalhighland town

  Best in June (71/100)20° / 68°F

• 15
  Biratnagar

  🇳🇵 Nepalregional city

  Best in January (91/100)24° / 75°F

• 16
  Tumling Tar

  🇳🇵 Nepalregional city

  Best in November (91/100)24° / 75°F

• 17
  Taplejung

  🇳🇵 Nepalhighland city

  Best in April (77/100)19° / 66°F

• 18
  Bhadrapur

  🇳🇵 Nepalsmall town

  Best in January (90/100)23° / 73°F