Pokhara in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Pokhara sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 704 mm of rain over about 60 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 24°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Pokhara's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Pokhara's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 21°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Rainfall: 704 mm; 60 wet days
Avg wind: 4 km/h
Travel score: 5.1; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

← Winter Pokhara year-round climate Summer →

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Temperature in Pokhara in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 24°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Pokhara reaches about 21°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

Pokhara weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 2°	130	15.7	10.4	3.3
Feb	15° / 3°	170	19.2	11	3.6
Mar	19° / 6°	159	19.7	11.8	4.8
Apr	22° / 9°	163	16.5	12.7	5.7
May	23° / 13°	382	23.5	13.4	4.9
Jun	24° / 18°	689	28	13.8	3.9
Jul	24° / 19°	1127	30.7	13.6	3.5
Aug	24° / 19°	966	29.8	13	3.6
Sep	24° / 17°	603	27.5	12.2	4.0
Oct	21° / 12°	197	19.1	11.3	5.4
Nov	18° / 8°	147	16.2	10.6	5.0
Dec	15° / 5°	105	14.5	10.2	4.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Pokhara gets around 704 mm of rain over 60 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 4 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min in early March to 13 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Pokhara

In seasonPeak

None of Pokhara's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Pokhara's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Pokhara?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Pokhara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pokhara in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Pokhara sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 60 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Pokhara in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pokhara peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	5	6	11	11	12	12	13	13	12	9	5	5
Level	Moderate	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	5	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Pokhara in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pokhara is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Pokhara's WHO annual average of 36.1 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	55	51	48	48	36	28	13	16	19	30	41	49
Level	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	55	Unhealthy
Feb	51	Poor
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	48	Poor
May	36	Poor
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	41	Poor
Dec	49	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Pokhara?

Pokhara sits at 28.3°N, 84.0°E, 1,008 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Bāgluṅ, 36 km away.

Topography around Pokhara

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pokhara.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pokhara has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 784 m around an average of 1,094 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,119 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,986 m.

The land around Pokhara is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km

784 m

trees 58%

16 km

3,119 m

trees 76%

80 km

7,986 m

trees 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← Winter Pokhara year-round climate Summer →

Spring weather nearby: Bāgluṅ 36 km · Wāliṅ 38 km · Tānsen 61 km · Chitwan 80 km · Butwāl 82 km · Siddharthanagar 99 km · Lumbini 115 km · Hetauda 140 km

Nepal travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / D / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 24% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,536; 2025
Happiness: 5.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 16%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.1; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 16.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 514
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Pokhara (28.2669°, 83.9685°, elevation 1,008 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.