Nepal · Asia · northern hemisphere
Everest Base Camp & the Khumbu is at its best for hiking in March to April and October to November. Good but not prime in May and December. Crowds peak in October and bottom out in July.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiking | 42 | 42 | 81 | 85 | 59 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 99 | 99 | 75 |
| Crowds |
Swipe the table sideways for the rest of the year.
Two trekking seasons, spring and autumn. The clearest skies of the year come after the monsoon, in October and November
A multi-day trek: the flight lands at Lukla, and Namche Bazaar is about two days on foot. Sagarmatha National Park and the local municipality each charge an entry fee on the way in.
June to September, the monsoon. About 80% of Nepal’s rain falls in these four months.
October and November, the clear autumn season, and again from March to May
The park climbs from 2,300 m to the summit of Everest, and altitude sickness is the real risk. If symptoms start, stop climbing; if they persist, go down.
Trips start and end in Kathmandu; in the busy seasons the flight to Lukla often leaves from Ramechhap, a long drive away. Namche Bazaar, the park headquarters, is the main village on the way up.
About 80% of Nepal’s rain falls from June to September.Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Kept out of the score on purpose. Averaging a rare catastrophe into a monthly number would tell you something false; the warning is the honest form.
0 is this destination’s own quietest month and 100 its busiest. The scale never compares one destination to another. Source: Wikipedia — Namche Bazaar
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