Best time to trek in Nepal

Climb Nepal’s glorious mountains in spring and nature’s peace will flow into you; your cares will drop away like the leaves of autumn float to the floor![]()

Deciding the best time to trek in Nepal is tricky. The summer monsoon (June to Sept) brings growth and freshness, but is best avoided by trekkers. Autumn (Sept to late Nov) and spring (Feb to mid-April) are your best bets: autumn brings clarity, the bugs and dust washed away by the monsoon; spring days are warmer and longer, allowing for maximum time spent exploring. Winter in Nepal (Dec to Jan) doesn't bring much snow, but it is chilly; wrap up warm and you'll be one of very few up in the mountains.
Nepal trekking month by month
Annapurna trekking holidays
From the Annapurna Range vistas to jungles of Chitwan NP
From
£1590 to £1690
11 days
ex flights
Annapurna Circuit trekking holiday
One of the world's classic treks
From
£3799 to £4049
23 days
inc UK flights
Everest Circuit trekking holiday, Nepal
3 week trek of Gokyo Lake & Everest Base Camp
From
£2390 to £2590
21 days
ex flights
Trek to Everest base camp and Gokyo Lakes
Trek to Everest Base Camp via Gokyo Lakes
From
£1499 to £1549
18 days
ex flights
Annapurna Base Camp trekking holidays
legendary and classical trek in the world
From
US $1115 to US $1550
8 days
ex flights
Nepal homestay trekking holiday
Don't travel as a tourist, live like a local in Nepal!
From
US $1290 to US $1450
13 days
ex flights
Annapurna Weather Chart
MIN °C
MAX °C
RAIN (mm)
JAN
-11
1
9
FEB
-13
0
14
MAR
-8
4
9
APR
-4
8
8
MAY
0
14
13
JUN
3
18
39
JUL
7
19
123
AUG
7
19
136
SEP
4
17
62
OCT
-1
11
6
NOV
-5
6
0
DEC
-8
4
5
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Emma Garrick from our supplier, Exodus:
“There are two main trekking seasons in Nepal: the spring, late March and April, which is beautiful because the rhododendrons and other flowers are in full bloom and the days are longer, and autumn, which starts in late September through to early November. The autumn is colder and the days are shorter, but you get much better clarity with really clear skies. November and December are perfectly good skies for trekking, but it will be colder; the upside is that the normally very busy trails, like Annapurna and Everest Base Camp, will be much less busy then. Personally, I like trekking in November in early December purely because there’s fewer people on the trails, which for me is a real positive and also tour prices and flight prices tend to drop a little bit then.”
“There are two main trekking seasons in Nepal: the spring, late March and April, which is beautiful because the rhododendrons and other flowers are in full bloom and the days are longer, and autumn, which starts in late September through to early November. The autumn is colder and the days are shorter, but you get much better clarity with really clear skies. November and December are perfectly good skies for trekking, but it will be colder; the upside is that the normally very busy trails, like Annapurna and Everest Base Camp, will be much less busy then. Personally, I like trekking in November in early December purely because there’s fewer people on the trails, which for me is a real positive and also tour prices and flight prices tend to drop a little bit then.”