Khanchikot
Khanchikot is a market center in Sandhikharka Municipality of Arghakhanchi District. The district lies in the Lumbini Zone of Western Nepal. The former village development committee (VDC) was converted into a municipality on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Sandhikharka, Bangla, Narapani, Khanchikot, Keemadada, Argha and Dibharna VDCs. At the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,628 individuals and had 930 houses.
Climate
| Climate data for Khanchikot, elevation 1,760 m (5,770 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.9 (1.06) |
35.4 (1.39) |
30.2 (1.19) |
36.6 (1.44) |
105.7 (4.16) |
280.0 (11.02) |
495.1 (19.49) |
390.0 (15.35) |
269.2 (10.60) |
67.2 (2.65) |
12.5 (0.49) |
23.6 (0.93) |
1,772.4 (69.77) |
| Source 1: Australian National University | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Japan International Cooperation Agency (precipitation) | |||||||||||||