Rara - Buffer Zone
IUCN VINational Park - Buffer Zone · 2006
198 km²
Subdivision · NPL
RaraKalai
Nepal
DwbCold, dry winter, warm summer(54 %)
Species observed
0
Observations
0
Area
43,3km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
0 distinct species · 0 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,1°C
Annual rain
1 478mm
Warmest m°
20,0°C
Coldest m°
-6,8°C
Elevation: 2 552 m on average (min 1 684 m, max 3 316 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,1°C
Annual rain
1 478mm
Warmest month
20,0°C
Coldest month
-6,8°C
Mean alt.
2 552m
Min
1 684m
Max
3 316m
Std. dev.
543m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DwbCold, dry winter, warm summer(54 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
37,0g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
39,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Karnali
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
60,9g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
39,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
34,6g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
34,8%
Silt
40,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
34,3%
Silt
39,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest56.5%
Crops4.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil3.0%
Other (grassland, water…)36.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
13,6km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
17 058km²
Discharge in basins
4,2m³/s
Mean precip.
811mm/an
Mean T°
8,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,14
Max snow
12%
Mean runoff
975mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 271m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
1,3%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN