When to go · Karakorum
Karakorum, month by month
The best months for Karakorum: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many camps and cafés closed).-14 °C / -27 °C, 1 rain days7 °F / −17 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many camps and cafés closed).-9 °C / -24 °C, 1 rain days16 °F / −11 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many camps and cafés closed).0 °C / -15 °C, 2 rain days32 °F / 5 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Mongolia: Brown steppe, strong winds and dust; roads turn to mud where snow melts. Few camps open.9 °C / -5 °C, 3 rain days48 °F / 23 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Mongolia: Gobi is workable but windy; the north is still cold. Camps open from mid-month.17 °C / 2 °C, 5 rain days63 °F / 36 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGreatInside Karakorum's best window: Jun–Sep.22 °C / 8 °C, 9 rain days72 °F / 46 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGreatInside Karakorum's best window: Jun–Sep.24 °C / 11 °C, 13 rain days75 °F / 52 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Karakorum's best window: Jun–Sep.22 °C / 9 °C, 12 rain days72 °F / 48 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Karakorum's best window: Jun–Sep.16 °C / 3 °C, 6 rain days61 °F / 37 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across Mongolia: Golden Eagle Festival in Bayan-Ölgii early in the month; most ger camps close by mid-October; snow possible.7 °C / -5 °C, 3 rain days45 °F / 23 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many camps and cafés closed).-4 °C / -15 °C, 2 rain days25 °F / 5 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many camps and cafés closed).-12 °C / -24 °C, 1 rain days10 °F / −11 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: Low