Best time to visit Pokhara
Nepal · South Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Pokhara
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- JanJPokhara in January: good
- FebFPokhara in February: sweet spot
- MarMPokhara in March: good, busy
- AprAPokhara in April: sweet spot
- MayMPokhara in May: good
- JunJPokhara in June: avoid
- JulJPokhara in July: avoid
- AugAPokhara in August: avoid
- SepSPokhara in September: avoid
- OctOPokhara in October: ok, busy
- NovNPokhara in November: ok, busy
- DecDPokhara in December: good
- Sweet spot
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Things to do in Pokhara
- Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave Contains a large stalagmite venerated as a representation of Shiva; two caverns: one the temple and the other leading to a spot near Devi's Falls.
- Sarangkot The perfect pre-trek warm-up.
- World Peace Pagoda (Shanti Stupa) Peace pagoda in Pokhara, Nepal
- Devi's Falls (Patale Chhango) Spectacular, especially after heavy rains.
- Mahendra Cave Cave in Batulechaur, Kaski, Nepal
- International Mountain Museum Displays about the people living in the Himalayas, of the 14 highest peaks and their most famous expeditions.
Tours and tickets in Pokhara
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Pokhara), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17° | 2d | 71% | 9.1h | good | 17C max, 2 rainy days |
| Feb | 19° | 3d | 69% | 9.7h | sweet spot | 19C max, 3 rainy days |
| Mar | 24° | 4d | 63% | 10.2h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 27° | 4d | 60% | 10.8h | sweet spot | 27C max, 4 rainy days |
| May | 27° | 9d | 71% | 10.5h | good | 27C max, 9 rainy days |
| Jun | 28° | 18d | 81% | 9.9h | avoid | monsoon: 18 rainy days, 399mm |
| Jul | 27° | 27d | 88% | 7.3h | avoid | monsoon: 27 rainy days, 783mm |
| Aug | 27° | 24d | 88% | 7.5h | avoid | monsoon: 24 rainy days, 642mm |
| Sep | 27° | 15d | 86% | 8.6h | avoid | monsoon: 15 rainy days, 399mm |
| Oct | 25° | 4d | 80% | 9.8h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Nov | 21° | 0d | 75% | 9.6h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 18° | 1d | 74% | 9.1h | good | 18C max, 1 rainy day |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Lakeside, on Phewa Lake, 6 km from the city centre: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Pokhara's March days now average 23.6°C, 2.3°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 11 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 15.6° | 17.4° | 21.3° | 25.0° | 25.9° | 26.5° | 25.2° | 25.6° | 24.6° | 23.0° | 19.7° | 17.0° |
| 2017–26 | 17.1° | 19.4° | 23.6° | 27.1° | 27.0° | 27.9° | 27.3° | 27.2° | 26.6° | 24.7° | 21.5° | 18.0° |
| Change | +1.5° | +2.0° | +2.3° | +2.0° | +1.1° | +1.4° | +2.1° | +1.7° | +2.0° | +1.7° | +1.8° | +1.0° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Pokhara is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Delhi
- from Kolkata
- from Ahmedabad
- from Hyderabad
- from Mumbai
- from Chennai
- from Bengaluru
- from Kochi
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Pokhara, flying or not.
Before you go
Type C and D plugs at 230 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Nepalese rupee. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Nepal: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Carry cash: ATMs are unreliable outside tourist areas, cards are not taken in remote places, and some shops add a card fee. Local QR payments run on Fonepay, through Nepali banking apps.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Works at participating shops on the Fonepay network: scan the Fonepay QR with your UPI app.
- Tipping — Tourist restaurants usually add a 10% service charge plus 13% VAT to menu prices; taxi drivers do not expect a tip.
Getting around Pokhara
- Apps — Rides: inDrive, Pathao, Uber. Maps: Google Maps. Messages: WhatsApp, Viber. Pathao needs a Nepali phone number; inDrive works with a foreign number.
Pokhara is a mid-sized city and can be traversed on cycle or car or bike. Walking is necessary to get to places where vehicles or bicycles can't reach. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Pokhara, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — police 100 · ambulance 102 · fire 101 · tourist police 1144.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (13)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nepal/getting-help
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kathmandu
- pathao.com/np
- indrive.com/en-np
- uber.com/global/en/r/cities/kathmandu-bg-np
- fonepay.com
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nepal/entry-requirements
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nepal/safety-and-security
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viber
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- nipl.com/uploads/UPI_is_now_accepted_in_Nepal_d99637b82a.pdf
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
Pokhara in pictures
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Utsab Raj Giri, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Shadow Ayush, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Nabin845, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Alexkom000, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Alexkom000, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Pokhara is like
Pokhara is the second largest city in Nepal with about 520,000 people in 2021. It is the starting point for most of the treks in the Annapurna area. It is a very popular location with most people staying around the beautiful Fewa Lake. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Phewa/Fewa Lake (Phewa/Fewa Tal) (just west of Pokhara). One of Nepal's most beautiful spots, Phewa Tal is surrounded by a combination of monkey-filled forests and high white peaks. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Hiking and trekking — for information on trekking in the Pokhara region, including popular treks and suggested itineraries, see Trekking in Nepal Boating and canoeing — hire a boat or canoe for a day out on the water. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Tourist buses (Rs700-800, 6-7 hr) and crowded local buses/microbuses (Rs400-600, 6-7 hr) travel the 200-km journey between Kathmandu and Pokhara almost every 15 minutes from 07:30 until late afternoon. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Pokhara, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
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