Nepal's climate varies drastically due to the vast difference in altitudes throughout the terrain. In the Tarai region the climate is tropical and sub-tropical. A temperate zone exits at the altitude of 1,200-2,400 meters. An artic and sub-artic climate exist on the mountain ranges. Anything below 1,200 is tropical rainforest. This entails a big difference in rainfall amounts across the country. Eastern Nepal experiences much more rainfall versus the west side. The Himalayas create a large rain shadow on southern slopes creating a southland. In addition, melt waters from the Himalayas create a sufficient way to irrigate vegetation in the flatlands below. Overall, Nepal has many different climate zones, but is relatively moist throughout the country. Cool Summers and harsh winters exist up north, while in the south there are tropical summers and mild winters. Seems like if you had a problem with one climate it'd be easy to find a totally different one just a trek across the width of Nepal!
I decided to investigate two of Nepal's more popular city's seasonality to discover the annual rainfalls and temperatures.
http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Tourism-g293890-Kathmandu_Kathmandu_Valley_Bagmati_Zone_Central_Region-Vacations.htmlKathmandu, the capital of Nepal "the city of temples" is a subtropical wet forest biome. The annual range in temperature is 78 degrees F- 52 degrees F. If you're wondering about the annual range of precipitation since I mentioned that Nepal is so moist it averages at 378mm-2mm on the wettest and driest day of the year.
In Lalitpur, "the city of ancient beauty" just outside of the capital, the annual range in temperature is 25 degrees C- 2 degrees C. The annual range in rainfall is 132mm-1mm.
The annual temperature for Honolulu, HI is 77.2 degrees F. The annual precipitation is 22 inches. From this I can conclude the Oahu is more moist than Kathmandu. However, Kathmandu and Honolulu are about the same in annual temperature ranges suggesting they are similar environments temperature wise.
Nepal as a whole experiences a moderate seasonality with dry winters and hot humid summers.
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