Facts & Figures

Facts and Figures About Kathmandu City. These Figures Are Based On Census Report 2011.

Country	Nepal
Development Region	Central (Madhyamanchal)
Zone	Bagmati
Geographic Co-ordinates	Lalitude	27°42′N
	Longitude	85°20′E
Human Development Index (HDI)	0.710 High
Human Poverty Index (HPI)	25.8 Low
Literacy Rate	98% High
Area	899 km²
Elevation	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population	Total	About 2.5 Million
	Density	2793/km² (11,000/sq mi)
Languages	Local	Nepali, Nepal Bhasa, Sherpa,Tamang, Gurung, Magar, Kiranti,Tibetan
	Official	Nepali, Nepal Bhasa, English
Time zone	Nepal Time – NPT (UTC+5:45)
Postal Code(s)	44600 (GPO), 44601, 44602, 44604, 44605, 44606, 44608, 44609, 44610, 44611, 44613, 44614, 44615, 44616, 44617, 44618, 44619, 44620, 44621
Area Code(s)	01
Official Website	www.kathmandu.gov.np

Climate

In Nepal, there are five major climatic regions. Among these, Kathmandu Valley resides in the Warm Temperate Zone (elevation ranging from 1,200–2,300 metres (3,900–7,500 ft)), where the climate is fairly temperate, atypical for the region. This zone is followed by the Cool Temperate Zone with elevation varying between 2,100–3,300 metres (6,900–10,800 ft). In the Kathmandu Valley, the average summer temperature varies from 28–30 °C (82–86 °F). The average winter temperature is 10.1 °C (50.2 °F).
The city generally has a climate with warm days followed by cool nights and mornings. Unpredictable weather is expected given temperatures can drop to 3 °C (37 °F) during the winter. Rainfall is mostly monsoon-based (about 65% of the total concentrated during the monsoon months of June to August), and decreases substantially (100 to 200 cm (39 to 79 in)) from eastern Nepal to western Nepal. Rainfall has been recorded at about 1,400 millimetres (55.1 in) for the Kathmandu valley, and averages 1,407 millimetres (55.4 in) for the city of Kathmandu. On average humidity is 75%.

Kathmandu

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
14 19 2	19 21 5	34 25 8	61 28 12	124 29 16	236 29 19	363 28 20	331 29 20	200 28 19	51 27 13	8.3 24 8	13 20 4
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm