Spring
Warming days and rhododendrons in bloom lower down. Haze builds towards May, and the first pre-monsoon showers arrive late in the season.
Seasons
When to go
Spring and autumn are the trekking seasons. Here's what each month is like, trek by trek.
- Annapurna Base Camp
−8 °Cat Annapurna Base Camp
- Everest Base Camp
−14 °Cat Gorak Shep
- Annapurna Circuit
−13 °Cat Thorong Phedi
- Poon Hill
−3 °Cat Ghorepani
- Langtang Valley
−7 °Cat Kyanjin Gompa
BestPossibleOff-season: monsoon or deep winterThis monthHover a month for its typical night-time temperature. Temperatures: modelled averages for 2016-2025, within about 1–2 °C of the Pyramid research station's measurements in the Khumbu. Best months follow the standard trekking seasons. Ask us
The four seasons
Monsoon
Most of the year's rain, cloud hiding the peaks, leeches in the lower forests and frequent delays on mountain flights.
Autumn
The clearest skies of the year after the monsoon washes the air, and the busiest trails and teahouses.
Winter
Dry and often clear, with quiet trails. Nights at the highest stops are far below freezing and some lodges close.
Month by month
- Annapurna Base Camp weather by month
- Annapurna Circuit weather by month
- Everest Base Camp weather by month
- Langtang Valley weather by month
- Poon Hill weather by month
- Annapurna Base Camp trek in April
- Annapurna Base Camp trek in December
- Annapurna Base Camp trek in November
- Annapurna Base Camp trek in October
- Annapurna Circuit in November
- Annapurna Circuit in October
- Everest Base Camp trek in April
- Everest Base Camp trek in December
- Everest Base Camp trek in March
- Everest Base Camp trek in May
- Everest Base Camp trek in November
- Everest Base Camp trek in October
- Langtang Valley trek in April
- Langtang Valley trek in October
- Poon Hill trek in April
- Poon Hill trek in October
