Is June a good time to visit Nepal?

It is monsoon season, so expect rain most days. Rain-shadow treks in Upper Mustang, Dolpo and Nar Phu, rice-planting festivals in the hills, and low-season prices.

What is the weather like in Nepal in June?

The monsoon arrives in the second week: warm, humid, green, with heavy rain mostly in the afternoons and nights. Kathmandu averages 29°C by day and 19°C at night, Pokhara 29/20°C and Chitwan 34/25°C.

What festivals are in Nepal in June?

Ropain, the rice-planting day (late June); Sithi Nakha in the Kathmandu Valley.

Where should I go in Nepal in June?

Muktinath, Lo Manthang and Upper Mustang, Rara Lake, Shey Phoksundo Lake, Khaptad National Park, Malangwa and the Sarlahi plains.

Nepal in June: Weather, Festivals & Where to Go

What Nepal is like in June (Jestha–Asar): the weather in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan, festivals, crowds and the places at their best.

Weather: The monsoon arrives in the second week: warm, humid, green, with heavy rain mostly in the afternoons and nights.
Good for: Rain-shadow treks in Upper Mustang, Dolpo and Nar Phu, rice-planting festivals in the hills, and low-season prices.
Watch out for: Landslides on hill roads, leeches on forest trails, and Lukla flights often cancelled by cloud.
Crowds: Monsoon · Quiet
Festivals: Ropain, the rice-planting day (late June)
Sithi Nakha in the Kathmandu Valley

Average climate

	High	Low	Rain
Kathmandu	29°C	19°C	255 mm
Pokhara	29°C	20°C	650 mm
Chitwan	34°C	25°C	330 mm

Best places to visit in June

Temple & shrine

Muktinath

Mustang, Gandaki Province

A temple at 3,710 m sacred to Hindus and Buddhists, with 108 water spouts and an eternal natural gas flame.

Heritage & palace

Lo Manthang and Upper Mustang

Mustang, Gandaki Province

The walled capital of the old Kingdom of Lo, in a desert of red cliffs and cave dwellings north of the Himalaya.

Lake & pond

Rara Lake

Mugu, Karnali Province

Nepal's largest lake, a deep blue sheet of water at 2,990 m ringed by pine, spruce and juniper forest.

Lake & pond

Shey Phoksundo Lake

Dolpa, Karnali Province

Nepal's deepest lake, an unreal turquoise, with a 167 m waterfall and the Bon village of Ringmo on its shore.

Park & wildlife

Khaptad National Park

Doti, Sudurpashchim Province

A high, rolling plateau of meadows and forest in the heart of the far west, known for wildflowers and the ashram of Khaptad Baba.

City & bazaar

Malangwa and the Sarlahi plains

Sarlahi, Madhesh Province

A quiet border town among mango groves and sugar-cane fields, with the Bagmati river and Chure forests nearby.

Hidden gem

Village & culture

Kagbeni

Mustang, Gandaki Province

A fortress-like medieval village at the gateway to Upper Mustang, with a red monastery and a sacred river confluence.

Hidden gem

Monastery

Shey Gompa and Upper Dolpo

Dolpa, Karnali Province

An 11th-century monastery below the sacred Crystal Mountain, in the high, remote world of Upper Dolpo.

Hidden gem

Village & culture

Dho Tarap

Dolpa, Karnali Province

A high valley village of Dolpo with stone houses, chortens and one of the highest schools in the world.

Trek & trail

Simikot and the Kailash route

Humla, Karnali Province

Humla's airstrip town, starting point of the walk to the Tibetan border at Hilsa and on to Mount Kailash.

Hidden gem

Village & culture

Limi Valley

Humla, Karnali Province

A hidden Tibetan Buddhist valley in far north-west Humla, with the ancient Rinchenling monastery at Halji.

Temple & shrine

Chandannath and Jumla

Jumla, Karnali Province

Jumla's temple town among apple orchards and fields of red Marshi rice, the highest-growing rice in the world.

Also good in June

Sinja Valley Ramaroshan Badimalika Surma Sarovar Saipal Himal Api Nampa and the Byas valley

Quick answers

Is June a good time to visit Nepal?: It is monsoon season, so expect rain most days. Rain-shadow treks in Upper Mustang, Dolpo and Nar Phu, rice-planting festivals in the hills, and low-season prices.
What is the weather like in Nepal in June?: The monsoon arrives in the second week: warm, humid, green, with heavy rain mostly in the afternoons and nights. Kathmandu averages 29°C by day and 19°C at night, Pokhara 29/20°C and Chitwan 34/25°C.
What festivals are in Nepal in June?: Ropain, the rice-planting day (late June); Sithi Nakha in the Kathmandu Valley.
Where should I go in Nepal in June?: Muktinath, Lo Manthang and Upper Mustang, Rara Lake, Shey Phoksundo Lake, Khaptad National Park, Malangwa and the Sarlahi plains.

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Festival dates follow the lunar calendar and move by a few weeks each year. Temperatures are long-term averages.