January holds up well in Pokhara — 6th best month
Good · 8.1/10Expect 11°C (51°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
At just 6 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 8 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.4 hours of daylight.
That is 8.1/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 9.3/10 for the best month here.
Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, footwear you can get muddy.
February ranks 3rd of 12 for Pokhara — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.8/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (55°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 23 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 13 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Pokhara at 8.8/10 (3rd of 12), just behind April at 9.3/10.
Budget for peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
March in Pokhara — one of the year's strongest windows (2nd)
Best window · 9.2/10March averages 18°C (65°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 41 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 19 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.8 daylight hours.
A 9.2/10 puts this among the year's best months in Pokhara (2nd of 12); only April scores higher, at 9.3/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
April: the best month of the year in Pokhara
Best window · 9.3/10Trail conditions at 23°C (73°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in April; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.
With around 35 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.7 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Pokhara at 9.3/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
May in Pokhara — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.9/10May averages 24°C (75°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
Monthly rainfall reaches 135 mm — wet for this destination — but about 22 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 6.9/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? April scores 2.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
June in Pokhara: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.2/10Trail conditions at 26°C (78°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in June; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.
This is the year's wettest stretch at 300 mm, but with about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine it is not a total loss; an indoor fallback covers the risk.
That is 5.2/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9.3/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, April is materially better in Pokhara — 4.1 points higher on the same scale.
July in Pokhara — off-season conditions
Hardest · 4.9/10Trail conditions at 23°C (74°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in July; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.
Expect monsoon-level rainfall at 596 mm: only about 16 days with 6+ hours of sunshine across the month, and stretches of heavy rain are normal.
That is 4.9/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 9.3/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, April is materially better in Pokhara — 4.4 points higher on the same scale.
August in Pokhara — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.9/10August averages 23°C (73°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
456 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 15 days with 6+ hours of sunshine across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 4.9/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? April scores 4.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
September in Pokhara — off-season conditions
Hardest · 4.9/10September averages 22°C (72°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
329 mm of rain puts this in monsoon territory — about 13 days with 6+ hours of sunshine across the whole month, and multi-day washouts are normal.
It scores 4.9/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? April scores 4.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
October in Pokhara — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.9/10Trail conditions at 19°C (67°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in October; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.
161 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 16 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 5.9/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 9.3/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, April is materially better in Pokhara — 3.4 points higher on the same scale.
November in Pokhara — reliably good (5th best month)
Good · 8.3/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (61°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
At just 1 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 11 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.6 hours of daylight.
That is 8.3/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 9.3/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
December in Pokhara — reliably good (4th best month)
Good · 8.4/10December averages 13°C (55°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rain is a non-issue at 1 mm for the month, with about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.2 hours of daylight to work with.
It scores 8.4/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 9.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for peak pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
