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Table 1 Average meteorological records in Kathmandu Valley and Chitwan District of Nepal

From: Effect of meteorological factors on the seasonal prevalence of dengue vectors in upland hilly and lowland Terai regions of Nepal

Location

Season

Minimum temperature (°C)a

Maximum temperature (°C)a

Rainfall (mm)a

Relative humidity (%)a

Kathmandu Valley (hilly region)

Monsoon

19.6 ± 0.62

29.33 ± 0.21

370.7 ± 157.20

82.3 ± 1.50

Post-monsoon

9.2 ± 4.70

23.2 ± 4.20

22.5 ± 39.00

79.6 ± 2.50

Pre-monsoon

13.03 ± 3.30

27.23 ± 3.00

106.4 ± 59.60

66.8 ± 3.40

Chitwan District (plain land)

Monsoon

25.13 ± 0.47

33.9 ± 0.52

339.2 ± 174.75

84.82 ± 0.45

Post-monsoon

14.1 ± 5.25

27.6 ± 4.41

1.4 ± 2.42

88.5 ± 4.12

Pre-monsoon

18.3 ± 3.76

32.7 ± 2.81

56.7 ± 50.77

75.1 ± 3.70

  1. aData are average of monthly data of each season ± standard deviation (SD)