Annapurna Base Camp Temperature

  • Nov 6, 2023
  • Rajan Dahal
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The Annapurna base camp trek is one of the finest and most pleasurable short treks that leads up to 4,200m. The Annapurna Base Camp Trek weather and temperature depend on the season to season and month to month. In Nepal, you can experience four seasons and each season gets different temperatures and weather forecasts.

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110 KM long Annapurna Base Camp trek would take from 7 to 10 days depending on the person to person. Annapurna Base camp trek categories moderated to difficult due to the elevated landscape but different aged people did it without any problems with Global Adventure with the great support of our field staff. As per Government provision, a guide or porter is compulsory to trek along due to safety reasons throughout the nation.

Springs Season Trek in Annapurna Sanctuary:

The month of flowers and butterflies! Spring is the best time for trekking in Nepal. The average expected temperature is as below.

  • March: 8 degrees centigrade to -12 degree centigrade
  • April: 12 degrees centigrade to -4 degrees centigrade
  • May: 14 degrees to 0 degree

Summer Season Trek visibility:

The summer months are a bit wet for trekking and mountaineering. The visibilities are quite blurry and sometimes the path can be disturbed with heavy rainfall causing floods, landslides, and blocked. The average temperature of the Annapurna Base Camp Trek in the Summer months is between 18 degrees to 25 degrees centigrade.

  • Jun: 16 degrees to 3 degrees centigrade
  • July: 18 degrees to 6 degrees centigrade.
  • August: 19 degrees to 7 degrees.

Autumn Season Trek to ABC:

This is the most popular trekking season in Nepal in terms of weather, temperature, and scenery. This is right after the monsoon season and all the haze goes down. The environment is clear with good visibility. The expected temperatures are as below.

  • September: 20 degrees to 0 degrees centigrade
  • October: 16 degrees to -6 degrees centigrade.
  • November: 11 degrees to -10 degrees centigrade.

Winter Season Trek to Annapurna Base Camp:

The winter season is a chilly season of the year but all the forests, hills, and mountains are covered with snow blankets. Which is definitely a good sight to behold! Annapurna base camp trek is doable throughout the year but trekking above 4500m trek is challenging. Expected temperatures in the winter month are as below.

  • December: 9 degrees to -14 degrees centigrade.
  • January: 7 degrees to -19 degrees centigrade
  • February: 6 degrees to -20 degrees centigrade.

Trekking in Nepal is a very popular adventure activity, trekking to Annapurna Base Camp is possible throughout the year. Even though, we have mentioned the maximum and minimum temperatures in different seasons and months are not 100% correct. Remember that the mentioned temperature is expected. Join us for 7 days Annapurna Sanctuary Trek.