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Pokhara Travel Guide

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If you plan to visit Pokhara first take a domestic flight from Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. It takes 25 minutes to reach Pokhara on the flight.

Once you reach Pokhara, there are enough hotels and lodges ranging from cheaper lodges to five-star hotels. While at Pokhara, you will get enough activities to perform in the city area. And plan to go on hikes, treks from the place then there is well-developed infrastructures for your ease.

Strolling around Pokhara is much more fun and easy at the same time. As it is one of the biggest tourist hubs in Nepal. Our Pokhara Travel guide helps you to have detailed information about the valley and the places around it. Also, we provide you the information about different treks in the Annapurna region of which the starting point is Pokhara.

Local Weather

Jun – Aug

18 ° 64 ° -10 ° 14 °

Mar – May

16 ° 61 ° -10 ° 14 °

Sep – Nov

16 ° 61 ° -10 ° 14 °

Dec – Feb

8 ° 46 ° -20 ° -4 °

Weather — what to expect by season

Nepal has four distinct trekking seasons. Tap a month for the full guide.

Spring

Mar – May

Warm days, blooming rhododendron forests and clear mornings — the classic season. Afternoon clouds build; nights stay below freezing up high.

MarAprMay

Monsoon

Jun – Aug

Daily rain and lush, quiet valleys. Views come in breaks between clouds — best for rain-shadow regions and true solitude seekers.

JunJulAug

Autumn

Sep – Nov

Crystal-clear skies, stable weather and the sharpest mountain views of the year — peak trekking season on every trail.

SepOctNov

Winter

Dec – Feb

Cold, bright and wonderfully quiet. Freezing nights and snow on the high passes, but daytime skies are often flawless.

DecJanFeb

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