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Season Calendar: Gokyo Cho La Pass

The Gokyo Cho La Pass Year

The best time for the Gokyo Cho La Pass trek is October and November, with April the pick of spring. This calendar follows the Gokyo-first route month by month, from iced lakes and a pass that waits on the weather to monsoon rain at Lukla.

Gokyo Cho La Pass, the year at a glance
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When to walk the Gokyo Cho La Pass Trek

April, October and November are prime season. March, May, September and December are shoulder season. January, February, 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. JanuaryTough seasonLakes iced, lodges thin, and the pass a weather call after five cold nights7°Cday, Namche Bazaar-15°Cnight, Dingboche (modelled)Quietcrowds
  2. FebruaryTough seasonStill iced and cold, and the pass still decided at Thangnak, not on paper6°Cday, Namche Bazaar-14°Cnight, Dingboche (modelled)Quietcrowds
  3. MarchShoulder seasonThe tail of the ice months, with flights moving to Manthali10°Cday, Namche Bazaar-11°Cnight, Dingboche (modelled)Moderatecrowds
  4. AprilPrime seasonSpring peak: warm days, clear mornings, and the largest crowd in the park counts13°Cday, Namche Bazaar-7°Cnight, Dingboche (modelled)Peakcrowds
  5. MayShoulder seasonWarmest of the dry months, with cloud building through the day and rain close behind14°Cday, Namche Bazaar-4°Cnight, Dingboche (modelled)Busycrowds
  6. JuneTough seasonThe rain arrives, and the second half of the month is the hardest for Lukla flights16°Cday, Namche Bazaar1°Cnight, Dingboche (modelled)Quietcrowds
  7. JulyTough seasonPeak monsoon: the wettest month at Namche and one flight a day at Lukla16°Cday, Namche Bazaar3°Cnight, Dingboche (modelled)Quietcrowds
  8. AugustTough seasonLukla's wettest month on record, and the one day the lakes see a crowd16°Cday, Namche Bazaar2°Cnight, Dingboche (modelled)Quietcrowds
  9. SeptemberShoulder seasonThe rain slows late in the month, and the pass is still a question before October15°Cday, Namche Bazaar0°Cnight, Dingboche (modelled)Lightcrowds
  10. OctoberPrime seasonDry trail and clear views on the pass, in the busiest weeks of the year13°Cday, Namche Bazaar-5°Cnight, Dingboche (modelled)Peakcrowds
  11. NovemberPrime seasonThe least rain of the autumn, with colder nights and a thinning crowd9°Cday, Namche Bazaar-11°Cnight, Dingboche (modelled)Busycrowds
  12. DecemberShoulder seasonClear and quiet, with the lakes icing over and a pass that depends on the weather8°Cday, Namche Bazaar-13°Cnight, Dingboche (modelled)Lightcrowds
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Permits close. Weather windows narrow. The best Everest region teahouse beds fill by October, and spring season opens again in March. Our Kathmandu team is already booking for autumn. If you have been planning a trek, this is the window.

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