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Season Calendar: Ghorepani Poon Hill

The Ghorepani Poon Hill Year

The longest usable season of any trek on this list, because the highest point is 3,210m and nothing here closes for winter. March and April for the rhododendron, October and November for the clear air, and December to February when the high routes have shut.

Ghorepani Poon Hill, the year at a glance
The short answer

When to walk the Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek

March, April, October and November are prime season. February, May, September and December are good with caveats. January is 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 seasonCold dawns and a nearly empty tower, with the clearest air of the year8-12°Cday, Ghorepani-5 to -1°Cnight, Poon HillLightcrowds
  2. FebruaryGood conditionsWinter clarity with the edge taken off, and the first buds appear10-14°Cday, Ghorepani-3 to 1°Cnight, Poon HillModeratecrowds
  3. MarchPrime seasonThe rhododendron month, and the reason this trek exists13-17°Cday, Ghorepani1 to 5°Cnight, Poon HillBusycrowds
  4. AprilPrime seasonFlowers still out, weather at its warmest, and the trail at its fullest16-20°Cday, Ghorepani4 to 8°Cnight, Poon HillPeakcrowds
  5. MayGood conditionsHot, hazy and much quieter, with storms building most afternoons18-22°Cday, Ghorepani8 to 12°Cnight, Poon HillModeratecrowds
  6. JuneTough seasonMonsoon arrives mid-month and the viewpoint stops being a viewpoint19-23°Cday, Ghorepani11 to 15°Cnight, Poon HillQuietcrowds
  7. JulyTough seasonThe wettest month, with the panorama closed for the season19-23°Cday, Ghorepani12 to 16°Cnight, Poon HillQuietcrowds
  8. AugustTough seasonStill deep monsoon, with the last week beginning to open up19-23°Cday, Ghorepani12 to 15°Cnight, Poon HillQuietcrowds
  9. SeptemberGood conditionsMonsoon lifts through the month and the hills are at their greenest18-22°Cday, Ghorepani10 to 14°Cnight, Poon HillModeratecrowds
  10. OctoberPrime seasonThe clearest panorama of the year, shared with the largest crowd15-19°Cday, Ghorepani6 to 10°Cnight, Poon HillPeakcrowds
  11. NovemberPrime seasonOctober clarity, colder dawns, and the crowds falling away week by week12-16°Cday, Ghorepani2 to 6°Cnight, Poon HillBusycrowds
  12. DecemberGood conditionsClear, cold and quiet, and open when the high treks have closed9-13°Cday, Ghorepani-3 to 1°Cnight, Poon HillLightcrowds
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Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek

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