Nepal in March

Spring trekking begins; rhododendrons from late March; haze builds in the valley.

• 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, Manaslufine

  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.

Crowds · Nepal

Medium

Prices · Nepal

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Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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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

  Warming; smoke haze in the valley some years.

• Pokhara

  Best months: Oct–Nov and Mar–Apr (clear skies, mountain views, stable trekking weather)