When to go · Bandipur
Bandipur in May
Mixed month. Outside the best window (Oct–Apr). Across Nepal: Hot in the Terai, pre-monsoon storms; high treks still good early in the month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- Nepal overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Nepal overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Oct–Apr). Across Nepal: Hot in the Terai, pre-monsoon storms; high treks still good early in the month.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- BandipurHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 10 days
- Pokhara and the middle hills, Nepal · Pokhara, Bandipur, Gorkhahot
Pokhara is one of the wettest towns in the country in the monsoon; clear Annapurna views Oct–Dec.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Nepal overall
- Medium
- Prices · Nepal overall
- Medium
Nepal overall: Hot in the Terai, pre-monsoon storms; high treks still good early in the month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bandipur, side by side.
Verdict
May: Mixed
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Jan: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Night low
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Rain days
May: 10
Jan: 2 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jan: 0
May: Outside the best window (Oct–Apr). Across Nepal: Hot in the Terai, pre-monsoon storms; high treks still good early in the month.
January: Inside Bandipur's best window: Oct–Apr.
Bandipur: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast