When is the Best time to trek in Nepal Posted Date: Feb 22, 2020

When is the best time to trek in Nepal?

Are you searching for when is the best time to trek in Nepal? It is quick to answer from October to December and March to May is the best time to trek in Nepal.  Nepal is for all seasons. It depends on things you want to see during trekking in Nepal Himalaya. 

Nepal offers different scenery in different seasons. Starts a trek is keeping the balance between the weather of the region you wish to trek and the crowds. The most popular trekking season is from October to May. The temperature at high Himalaya trekking falls 20°C to - 10°C at night in the Autumn season and in winter December to February 10°C but still, there is something to see in lower Himalayan parts. The views normally clear in the morning; clouds after midday and night mostly stable clear. So, October and December is the best time to trek in Nepal. Early December would be the stable weather and spectacular views. October and December period celebrates the biggest two festivals of Nepal (Dashain and Tihar) as well as it is the most harvesting time also. There are other colorful festivals as well such a Holi all over Nepal, Bisket Jatra in Bhaktapur, Tiji in Mustang, Mani Rimdu in Tengboche monastery in Everest, etc.

The year as the spring March to May is the second popular trekking season in Nepal. During the period of March to May, it is hazy in the middle hilly regions but in the high elevation sees clear. The month of February gets the farmlands bright yellow color with blooming mustard and spectacular blooms rhododendron from March to May. Especially, early spring says that not to trek throughout crossing trekking passes like Thorong La pass, Everest three passes and Annapurna base camp which are difficult and dangerous due to avalanches. The monsoon trek in Nepal can be a good experience if you prefer rain. It can be getting wet and muddy at the beginning of the trek. The monsoon season June to September is also good to visit around Kathmandu and Pokhara as well as trek around. There are some regions like upper Dolpo and upper Mustang which still recommend trekking in monsoon in Nepal. Those both regions are rain shadow belt of the Nepal Himalaya.