The short version:
A Nepali (Bikram Sambat) year usually has 365 or 366 days. There is no fixed leap-year rule like February 29: the published calendar sets each month's length, and the 366-day years don't follow a regular cycle.
Count days exactly
Use the free date difference calculator to count days between any two BS or AD dates — it uses the real month lengths.
Is there a leap year in the Nepali calendar?
Not in the Gregorian sense. Bikram Sambat months follow the sun's movement through the zodiac, so each month can be 29, 30, 31 or 32 days long. The months simply add up to 365 days in some years and 366 in others. Between 2070 and 2090 BS, the 366-day years in KhataIN's calendar table are 2073, 2077, 2081, 2083, 2085, 2087.
Days in each BS year, 2070–2090
| BS year | Days | Starts (AD) |
|---|---|---|
| 2070 | 365 | 14 April 2013 |
| 2071 | 365 | 14 April 2014 |
| 2072 | 365 | 14 April 2015 |
| 2073 | 366 | 13 April 2016 |
| 2074 | 365 | 14 April 2017 |
| 2075 | 365 | 14 April 2018 |
| 2076 | 365 | 14 April 2019 |
| 2077 | 366 | 13 April 2020 |
| 2078 | 365 | 14 April 2021 |
| 2079 | 365 | 14 April 2022 |
| 2080 | 365 | 14 April 2023 |
| 2081 | 366 | 13 April 2024 |
| 2082 | 365 | 14 April 2025 |
| 2083 | 366 | 14 April 2026 |
| 2084 | 365 | 15 April 2027 |
| 2085 | 366 | 14 April 2028 |
| 2086 | 365 | 15 April 2029 |
| 2087 | 366 | 15 April 2030 |
| 2088 | 365 | 16 April 2031 |
| 2089 | 365 | 15 April 2032 |
| 2090 | 365 | 15 April 2033 |
Why it matters
- Counting days: you can't multiply years by 365 — use the date difference calculator.
- Age: your age in days depends on the real length of each year — try the age calculator.
- Accounting: interest, rent and fiscal-year periods in BS depend on actual month lengths. See Nepal's fiscal year explained.