Pack warm socks: shoes come off at the Maya Devi Temple and the stone floors are cold in winter.
Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal · month by month
Lumbini in December
Lumbini 9 to 23 °C, dry, foggy mornings from mid-month
- Best month
Packages that work in December
Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal
India–Nepal Buddhist Circuit via Sonauli 7 Nights
Best Feb – Mar · Oct – Dec
INB-8D
from ₹46,000
Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal
Lumbini and Chitwan Family Tour 5 Nights
Best Feb – Mar · Oct – Dec
LCF-6D
from ₹31,000
Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal
Lumbini Meditation Retreat 5 Nights
Best Feb – Mar · Oct – Dec
LMR-6D
from ₹42,000
Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal
Lumbini Pilgrimage Tour 2 Nights
Best Feb – Mar · Oct – Dec
LP-3D
from ₹14,000
Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal
Lumbini, Pokhara and Kathmandu Tour 6 Nights
Best Feb – Apr · Oct – Dec
LPK-7D
from ₹45,000
Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal
Lumbini Tour by Flight from Kathmandu 2 Nights
Best Feb – Mar · Oct – Dec
LFK-3D
from ₹22,000
Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal
Nepal Buddhist Circuit Tour 5 Nights
Best Feb – Mar · Oct – Dec
NBC-6D
from ₹34,000
Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal
Nepal Tour from Gorakhpur via Sonauli 6 Nights
Best Feb – Apr · Oct – Dec
NG-7D
from ₹27,000
Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal
Nepal Tour from Varanasi via Sonauli 9 Nights
Best Feb – Apr · Oct – Dec
NVS-10D
from ₹43,000
Questions travellers ask
Is December a good time to visit Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal?
December is cool and dry, with fog building in the second half of the month. Days are pleasant for walking and cycling around the monastic zone, and the Kapilavastu sites are quiet. Late December brings winter-holiday groups from India and abroad. Tansen is cold at night, around 7 °C, but its mornings are often clear above the plains' fog, and the Rani Mahal hike is comfortable.
What is the weather like in Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal in December?
Lumbini 9 to 23 °C, dry, foggy mornings from mid-month. Conditions change fast with altitude, so check the mountain forecast a few days before you travel.
Which Lumbini & the Buddha's Nepal packages work in December?
Good choices this month: India–Nepal Buddhist Circuit via Sonauli 7 Nights, Lumbini and Chitwan Family Tour 5 Nights, Lumbini Meditation Retreat 5 Nights, Lumbini Pilgrimage Tour 2 Nights. Pack warm socks: shoes come off at the Maya Devi Temple and the stone floors are cold in winter.