Climate

Location (District)

Temperature^a

Max Min

Latitude

Longitude

Annual Rainfall (mm)^a

Altitude (masl)

Soil type^b

Soil pH

Soil P^c

Soil C^c

Soil N^c

Temperate

(Cooler highland)

Rolpa

32

3.4

28.30˚N

82.63˚E

1261

1200

Inceptisols

7.3

331

16

1.5

Salyan

31

6.5

28.42˚N

82.00˚E

987

1300

Entisols

6.2

4.8

11

0.8

Gulmi

28

4.3

28.02˚N

83.24˚E

1860

1500

Entisols

6.7

12

7.0

0.7

Palpa

33

6.1

27.89˚N

83.50˚E

1564

1219

Entisols

6.4

37

20

1.7

Kavre-a

28

2.8

27.62˚N

85.58˚E

1190

1408

Entisols

5.8

111

8.0

0.6

Kavre-b

28

2.8

27.61˚N

85.59˚E

1190

1116

Entisols

5.5

87

7.0

0.6

Subtropical

(warmer foothills & plains)

Banke-a

39

8.0

28.02˚N

81.76˚E

1230

181

Alfisols

8.0

87

11

1.0

Banke-b

39

8.0

28.11˚N

81.59˚E

1230

179

Alfisols

8.4

6.2

8.0

0.7

Rupandehi

38

7.8

27.58˚N

83.31˚E

1572

107

Alfisols

8.3

11

4.0

0.3

Chitwan

36

6.2

27.65˚N

84.39˚E

1960

228

Alfisols

6.6

137

13

1.0

Sunsari-a

34

8.0

26.71˚N

87.25˚E

1816

107

Alfisols

6.7

379

20

1.7

Sunsari-b

34

8.0

26.70˚N

87.28˚E

1816

108

Alfisols

5.9

20

16

1.3