Chaurikharka is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of northeastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2422 people living in 502 individual households.[1]

Chaurikharka
चौरीखर्क
Chaurikharka is located in Nepal
Chaurikharka
Chaurikharka
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°44′N 86°44′E / 27.74°N 86.73°E / 27.74; 86.73
CountryNepal
ZoneSagarmatha Zone
DistrictSolukhumbu District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total
2,422
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Damage following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake at Benkar, Chaurikharka on the way to Everest Base
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Climate

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Climate data for Chaurikharka, elevation 2,619 m (8,593 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6)
11.0
(51.8)
13.6
(56.5)
18.1
(64.6)
19.2
(66.6)
19.5
(67.1)
19.2
(66.6)
19.6
(67.3)
18.3
(64.9)
17.5
(63.5)
14.0
(57.2)
11.3
(52.3)
15.9
(60.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2)
5.4
(41.7)
8.3
(46.9)
12.1
(53.8)
13.6
(56.5)
15.3
(59.5)
15.6
(60.1)
15.6
(60.1)
14.5
(58.1)
12.3
(54.1)
8.1
(46.6)
5.4
(41.7)
10.9
(51.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)
−0.3
(31.5)
3.0
(37.4)
6.0
(42.8)
8.3
(46.9)
11.3
(52.3)
12.1
(53.8)
11.6
(52.9)
10.6
(51.1)
7.0
(44.6)
2.2
(36.0)
−0.5
(31.1)
5.8
(42.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.3
(0.72)
30.3
(1.19)
27.0
(1.06)
60.1
(2.37)
106.7
(4.20)
321.5
(12.66)
583.1
(22.96)
570.1
(22.44)
297.7
(11.72)
63.6
(2.50)
13.0
(0.51)
14.7
(0.58)
2,106.1
(82.91)
Source 1: FAO[2]
Source 2: Agricultural Extension in South Asia (precipitation 1976–2005)[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
  2. ^ "World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF CLIMATE CHANGE OVER NEPAL (1976-2005)" (PDF). Agricultural Extension in South Asia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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