Pokhara, Nepal

Set at altitude, Pokhara (Nepal) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 96/100 sun score in November, exactly the kind of reliability you want for an itinerary built around activity.

The year runs from average lows of 6°C in January to highs of 28°C in June. On the rain ledger, November is the safest bet at a 3% chance of a wet day, while July climbs to 97%. Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through April–October.

The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 27°C against winter's 18°C, while rain-day odds move from 14% in winter and 32% in spring to 90% in summer and 30% through autumn. That makes spring the statistical sweet spot (season score 90), with autumn a workable second; summer is where the odds thin out. A practical compromise is October — the edge of the warm window, averaging 24°C with an 88 sun score.

Best months to visit Pokhara

The best month on record is November — a 96/100 sun score, built on 23% cloud cover and 3% rain-day odds — followed by April and March. Anything in January–June and September–December clears our 70-point reliability bar. At the other end, July scores just 62, the weakest month of the year.

Put against its 82 mountain peers in November, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 98% of them.

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As of the latest refresh, Pokhara's next 15 days span 9°C to 26°C; 11 days look mostly sunny while 2 look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 91/100.