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Season Calendar: Everest Base Camp

The Everest Base Camp Year

Two clear windows a year: October to November for washed post-monsoon air, March to April for expedition season energy. Winter is cold but astonishingly clear; monsoon is a flight lottery.

Everest Base Camp, the year at a glance
The short answer

When to walk the Everest Base Camp Trek

April, October and November are prime season. March, May and September are good with caveats. January, February and December are shoulder season. June, July and August are the tough months. Every month below opens a full report: temperatures at real waypoints, trail and summit conditions, crowd levels, flights and what we advise.

Prime seasonGood conditionsShoulder seasonTough season
  1. JanuaryShoulder seasonColdest month of the year, clearest skies, emptiest trail4-7°Cday, Namche Bazaar-15 to -20°Cnight, Gorak ShepQuietcrowds
  2. FebruaryShoulder seasonStill deep winter, but days lengthen and the season stirs4-8°Cday, Namche Bazaar-13 to -18°Cnight, Gorak ShepLightcrowds
  3. MarchGood conditionsSpring season opens: warming days, rhododendrons, returning buzz7-11°Cday, Namche Bazaar-10 to -15°Cnight, Gorak ShepBusycrowds
  4. AprilPrime seasonPeak spring: expedition season in full colour, book everything early10-14°Cday, Namche Bazaar-8 to -12°Cnight, Gorak ShepPeakcrowds
  5. MayGood conditionsWarm and hazy, the season winds down as summit pushes begin12-16°Cday, Namche Bazaar-5 to -9°Cnight, Gorak ShepModeratecrowds
  6. JuneTough seasonMonsoon arrives: cloud, showers and the Lukla flight lottery13-16°Cday, Namche Bazaar0 to -4°Cnight, Gorak ShepQuietcrowds
  7. JulyTough seasonDeep monsoon: the wettest, cloudiest month on the trail14-16°Cday, Namche Bazaar2 to -2°Cnight, Gorak ShepQuietcrowds
  8. AugustTough seasonMonsoon continues, easing late; festivals return to the valley14-16°Cday, Namche Bazaar1 to -2°Cnight, Gorak ShepQuietcrowds
  9. SeptemberGood conditionsThe great clearing: monsoon retreats, autumn season opens12-15°Cday, Namche Bazaar-2 to -6°Cnight, Gorak ShepModeratecrowds
  10. OctoberPrime seasonThe classic window: peak clarity, peak stability, peak demand10-14°Cday, Namche Bazaar-8 to -12°Cnight, Gorak ShepPeakcrowds
  11. NovemberPrime seasonAutumn’s second act: October clarity, thinning crowds, colder nights7-10°Cday, Namche Bazaar-12 to -17°Cnight, Gorak ShepBusycrowds
  12. DecemberShoulder seasonWinter settles in: brilliant skies, hard frosts, holiday quiet4-8°Cday, Namche Bazaar-14 to -19°Cnight, Gorak ShepLightcrowds
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