Nepal
Pokhara in October
🍂 AutumnWarm and often rainy.
🎒 Pack: compact umbrella or rain jacket
Why October scores 8.8What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.5
- ✓Warm (28°C highs / 17°C lows)
- ✓Slightly humid (dew point 16°C)
- !Wet: ~159 mm rain, ~5 heavy-rain days
- Air quality9.1
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~11 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.0
- ·Increased caution
| Oct | Nov | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.8 Excellent | 9.2 Excellent |
| Season | 🍂 Autumn | 🍂 Autumn |
| High / low | 28° / 17° | 24° / 12° |
| Rain | 159 mm | 17 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 16° | dew pt 11° |
| PM2.5 | 11 µg/m³ | 17 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Pokhara weather-station normals. Rainfall: Pokhara weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsOctober 2027
Holiday weekA long local holiday falls this month. Expect crowds at sights, fuller trains and flights, and higher hotel prices on those dates. Book ahead.
- Fulpati 6–11 Oct · 6 days off in a row
- Gai Tihar 29–31 Oct · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore PokharaEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyNepal's lakeside city at the foot of the Annapurna range, a base for trekking, paragliding and views of Machhapuchhre across Phewa Lake.
DashainDate variesLunar calendar — usually late September or October, date moves each year
Nepal's biggest Hindu festival, a 15-day family celebration with kite-flying, bamboo swings and animal sacrifices at temples.
Why go: Many offices and shops close and buses are crowded as people travel home.
Where: Nationwide
TiharDate variesLunar calendar — usually October or November, about three weeks after Dashain
The five-day festival of lights honours crows, dogs, cows and siblings, with oil lamps and garlands.
Why go: Homes and Lakeside are lit up at night; groups of children and adults sing door to door.
Where: Nationwide
Coming up later
Pokhara Street FestivalDate variesUsually the last days of December into 1 January
A street festival with food stalls, music and performances along the main Lakeside road.
Why go: Lakeside is very busy and hotels fill up around New Year.
Where: Lakeside
Nepali New YearDate variesUsually 13 or 14 April (Baisakh 1 in the Nepali calendar)
The start of the Bikram Sambat year, marked with family gatherings and public celebrations.
Why go: A public holiday; Lakeside often holds street events.
Where: Nationwide
Phewa Lake
A large lake with rowing boats for hire and the small Tal Barahi temple on an island.
💡 Mornings are usually calmest and clearest for mountain reflections.
Sarangkotgreat in Oct
A hilltop viewpoint for sunrise over the Annapurnas and Machhapuchhre, and the main launch site for paragliding.
💡 Clouds and haze often hide the mountains in the June to September monsoon; October and November are clearest.
World Peace Pagoda
A white Buddhist stupa on a ridge above the lake's southern shore, reached by hiking trail or by boat plus walk.
Davis Falls and Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave
A waterfall that drops into an underground channel, opposite a Hindu cave shrine where the water emerges.
💡 The falls are most powerful during and just after the monsoon.
International Mountain Museum
A museum on the Himalayas, mountaineering history and mountain cultures.
Annapurna treksgreat in Oct
Pokhara is the starting point for treks such as Poon Hill, Annapurna Base Camp and the Annapurna Circuit.
💡 Main seasons are October to November and March to April.
Dal bhat
Rice with lentil soup, vegetable curry and pickles, usually with free refills; the staple meal of Nepal.
💡 Local eateries throughout the city
Momo
Steamed or fried dumplings filled with meat or vegetables, served with tomato-sesame chutney.
💡 Street stalls and cafes in Lakeside
Thakali set
A dal bhat-style set meal from the Thakali people of the Kali Gandaki valley, often with buckwheat dishes and ghee.
💡 Thakali kitchens in Pokhara
Sel roti
A sweet, ring-shaped fried rice bread made especially at festival time.
💡 Tea shops and during Dashain and Tihar
Tibetan carpets and crafts
Hand-knotted carpets and Tibetan handicrafts made by refugee communities near Pokhara.
💡 Tibetan settlements such as Tashi Palkhel and Lakeside shops
Pashmina shawls
Fine wool shawls and scarves; quality and authenticity vary widely.
💡 Specialist shops in Lakeside
Singing bowls
Metal bowls that ring when struck or rubbed, used in Himalayan Buddhist practice.
💡 Lakeside craft shops
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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