The climate is categorized as:

1. Sub-tropical

2. Warm temperate

3. Cool temperate

4.Alpine/Tundra

Seasons are categorized as:

1. Pre-monsoon

2. Post-monsoon

3. Summer monsoon

4. Winter

Sixty to eighty percent of annual rainfall falls during the monsoon season (June

to September). The average annual rainfall ranges from 250 to 4500 mm.

• Average annual rainfall – 1530 mm

• Highest rainfall in Pokhara – 4500 mm

• Lowest rainfall in Mustang – 245 mm

• Medium rainfall in Dhankuta

Temperature

• Highest temperature – May to June

• Lowest temperature – January

• Because of availability of diverse region, location and seasonal characteristics, Nepal has varieties of climates from sub-tropical to alpine.