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Kathmandu from Hong Kong

2,932 km, about 4h 30m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Kathmandu and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.

Kathmandu
Photo by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Go in Nov–Mar — these months score within a whisker of each other; 17C max, 3 rainy days. Apr is the next best.
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No fare history on HKG–KTM yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only. The price column fills in as the scanner collects.

Month by month from Hong Kong

MonthMax °CRain days Crowds VerdictWhy
Jan 17° 3d 80 sweet spot 17C max, 3 rainy days
Feb 19° 3d 65 sweet spot busy shoulder season
Mar 22° 9d 65 sweet spot busy shoulder season
Apr 25° 11d 65 goodbusy shoulder season
May 25° 21d 45 avoid monsoon: 21 rainy days, 236mm
Jun 27° 25d 65 avoid monsoon: 25 rainy days, 441mm
Jul 26° 30d 100 avoid monsoon: 30 rainy days, 882mm
Aug 26° 30d 100 avoid monsoon: 30 rainy days, 750mm
Sep 26° 25d 100 avoid monsoon: 25 rainy days, 433mm
Oct 24° 9d 65 okbusy peak: The autumn season brings clear skies and moderate temperatures…
Nov 21° 1d 65 sweet spot busy peak: The autumn season brings clear skies and moderate temperatures…
Dec 18° 1d 65 sweet spot busy shoulder season

Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in HK as well as at Kathmandu, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

The year in Kathmandu

Kathmandu experiences a distinctive dry season in winter (December to February) and a severe monsoon from June to September. Visitors should plan accordingly, as heavy rainfall can disrupt travel plans.

Busiest
early May to mid Jun — This period marks the spring season where temperatures are warm and rain is beginning, attracting many tourists.
early Oct to mid Nov — The autumn season brings clear skies and moderate temperatures, making it ideal for trekking and outdoor activities.
Quieter, still good
mid Feb to late Apr — These months provide mild weather and lesser crowds compared to peak season.
mid Nov to late Dec — Post-peak season offers good weather with few tourists and lower prices.
Wet or stormy
mid Jun to late Sep — monsoon, severe
Watch out for haze; wildfire season in dry months

This section was written by a language model from the climate figures above, and nobody has checked it. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score, which is 20% of the ranking.

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