Plan May treks to finish by about the 25th, before monsoon cloud starts to close Lukla.
Everest & Khumbu · month by month
Everest in May
Namche 4 to 17 °C, Gorak Shep −6 °C at night, warm, pre-monsoon cloud
- Best month
Packages that work in May
Everest & Khumbu
EBC via Gokyo and Cho La Pass 16 Days
Best Apr – May · Oct – Nov
EBC-16D
from ₹1,49,000
Everest & Khumbu
Everest Base Camp Heli Tour 1 Day
Best Mar – May · Oct – Dec
EBC-1D
from ₹1,05,000
Everest & Khumbu
Everest Base Camp Trek 12 Days
Best Mar – May · Oct – Nov
EBC-12D
from ₹1,22,000
Everest & Khumbu
Everest Base Camp Trek 14 Days
Best Mar – May · Oct – Nov
EBC-14D
from ₹1,40,000
Everest & Khumbu
EBC Trek with Heli Return 11 Days
Best Mar – May · Oct – Nov
EBC-11D
from ₹1,93,000
Everest & Khumbu
Everest Heli Tour with Kathmandu 2 Nights
Best Mar – May · Oct – Dec
EHK-3D
from ₹1,15,000
Everest & Khumbu
Everest Luxury Lodge Trek 11 Days
Best Mar – May · Oct – Nov
ELL-11D
from ₹3,51,000
Everest & Khumbu
Everest Three Passes Trek 20 Days
Best May · Oct – Nov
ETP-20D
from ₹1,75,000
Everest & Khumbu
Everest View Trek 7 Days
Best Mar – May · Oct – Dec
EV-7D
from ₹87,000
Questions travellers ask
Is May a good time to visit Everest & Khumbu?
May is the warmest month for the high trails and the season of Everest summit pushes, usually in a weather window in mid to late May. Base camp is busy with climbers rather than trekkers. Mornings are still mostly clear at Kala Patthar and Gokyo Ri, but cloud and pre-monsoon showers build earlier in the day by late May, and Lukla flights are cancelled more often. It suits climbers on Island Peak and Lobuche East.
What is the weather like in Everest & Khumbu in May?
Namche 4 to 17 °C, Gorak Shep −6 °C at night, warm, pre-monsoon cloud. Conditions change fast with altitude, so check the mountain forecast a few days before you travel.
Which Everest & Khumbu packages work in May?
Good choices this month: EBC via Gokyo and Cho La Pass 16 Days, Everest Base Camp Heli Tour 1 Day, Everest Base Camp Trek 12 Days, Everest Base Camp Trek 14 Days. Plan May treks to finish by about the 25th, before monsoon cloud starts to close Lukla.