Book late-morning flights to Bharatpur and pack a fleece for open jeeps before the fog clears.
Chitwan & the Central Terai · month by month
Chitwan in January
Sauraha 7 to 22 °C, dry, dense fog until about 10 am
- Best month
Packages that work in January
Chitwan & the Central Terai
Chitwan Birding Tour 3 Nights 4 Days
Best Nov – Apr
CB-4D
from ₹52,000
Chitwan & the Central Terai
Chitwan Family Safari 3 Nights 4 Days
Best Oct – Apr
CFS-4D
from ₹24,000
Chitwan & the Central Terai
Chitwan Jungle Safari 2 Nights 3 Days
Best Oct – Apr
CJS-3D
from ₹16,000
Chitwan & the Central Terai
Chitwan and Lumbini Tour 4 Nights 5 Days
Best Oct – Mar
CL-5D
from ₹28,000
Chitwan & the Central Terai
Chitwan Luxury Safari at Meghauli 3 Nights
Best Oct – Apr
CLS-4D
from ₹1,16,000
Chitwan & the Central Terai
Chitwan Safari 3 Nights 4 Days
Best Oct – Apr
CS-4D
from ₹22,000
Chitwan & the Central Terai
Devghat and Janakpur Yatra 5 Nights 6 Days
Best Oct – Mar
DJY-6D
from ₹34,000
Chitwan & the Central Terai
Kathmandu and Chitwan Tour 4 Nights 5 Days
Best Oct – Apr
KC-5D
from ₹27,000
Chitwan & the Central Terai
Tharu Culture Homestay Chitwan 3 Nights
Best Oct – Feb
THC-4D
from ₹18,000
Questions travellers ask
Is January a good time to visit Chitwan & the Central Terai?
January is the coldest month in the Terai. Thick fog sits over the Rapti most mornings and can delay the first flights into Bharatpur, but it lifts to warm, clear afternoons. Grass-cutting season opens views across the grasslands, rhinos are easy to see, and crocodiles bask on the sandbanks. Makar Sankranti in mid-January brings a huge mela to Devghat and a fair to Dhanusadham, and Tharu villages celebrate Maghi, their new year, with feasts and dancing.
What is the weather like in Chitwan & the Central Terai in January?
Sauraha 7 to 22 °C, dry, dense fog until about 10 am. Conditions change fast with altitude, so check the mountain forecast a few days before you travel.
Which Chitwan & the Central Terai packages work in January?
Good choices this month: Chitwan Birding Tour 3 Nights 4 Days, Chitwan Family Safari 3 Nights 4 Days, Chitwan Jungle Safari 2 Nights 3 Days, Chitwan and Lumbini Tour 4 Nights 5 Days. Book late-morning flights to Bharatpur and pack a fleece for open jeeps before the fog clears.