Nepal in February

Clear and cool; Losar and Shivaratri; good for Chitwan and lower treks.

• Kathmandu valley · Kathmandu, Patan, Bhaktapur, Nagarkotfine

  Cold nights Dec–Feb (near 0 °C); dust and smoke haze in spring hide the mountains; monsoon rain most afternoons Jun–Sep.

• Pokhara and the middle hills · Pokhara, Bandipur, Gorkhabest weather

  Pokhara is one of the wettest towns in the country in the monsoon; clear Annapurna views Oct–Dec.

• Terai lowlands · Chitwan, Lumbini, Bardiabest weather

  Fog on winter mornings; 40 °C in May; Chitwan's grass is cut in Jan–Feb, the best time for rhino sightings.

• High Himalaya treks · Everest, Annapurna, Langtang, Manaslucool

  Two seasons: spring (rhododendrons, some haze) and autumn (clearest skies, crowded trails). High passes close with snow Dec–Feb.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Maha Shivaratri and Holi

  Feb–Mar

  Tens of thousands of pilgrims and sadhus at Pashupatinath; Holi colours in Kathmandu a day before the Terai.

• Losar (Tibetan and Sherpa New Year)

  Feb

  Monastery dances at Boudhanath and in Sherpa villages.

Crowds · Nepal

Low

Prices · Nepal

Low

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Rated best or good this month

• Pokhara and the middle hills

  Best weather of the year (Pokhara, Bandipur, Gorkha)

• Terai lowlands

  Best weather of the year (Chitwan, Lumbini, Bardia)

• Kathmandu

  Cool and dry; haze builds late in the month.