5-km gridded datasets of precipitation and minimum and maximum temperatures for Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan

5-km gridded datasets of monthly precipitation and minimum and maximum temperatures obtained by merging observed meteorological stations from 1981 to 2016 of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, and ERA5 reanalysis. <strong>File descriptions</strong>: Monthly data of precipitation (PREC_XX_monmean_daily.nc) and minimum (TMIN_XX_monmean.nc) and maximum (TMAX_XX_monmean.nc) temperatures, being XX the country initials: BAN, NEP or PAK <br> Station observations merged with ERA5 reanalysis <br> Grid resolution: 5 km<br> Period: 1981 - 2016<br>