Combine a Yartung visit with Kagbeni and Marpha, but plan the return to Pokhara with a spare day.
Where to go in August
Mustang & Dolpo · month by month
Mustang in August
Jomsom 13 to 22 °C, Muktinath 6 to 17 °C, light rain, cloudy gorge
- Good month
Packages that work in August
Mustang & Dolpo
Jomsom, Kagbeni and Marpha Tour, 4 Nights
Best Mar – May · Aug – Nov
JKM-5D
from ₹42,000
Mustang & Dolpo
Lo Manthang Heli Tour from Pokhara, 1 Day
Best Apr – Jun · Sep – Nov
LMU-1D
from ₹96,000
Mustang & Dolpo
Lower Dolpo and Shey Phoksundo Trek, 16 Days
Best May – Jun · Sep – Oct
LDS-16D
from ₹2,25,000
Mustang & Dolpo
Upper Mustang Jeep Tour, 10 Days
Best Apr – Jun · Sep – Oct
UMJ-10D
from ₹1,13,000
Mustang & Dolpo
Upper Mustang Trek, 14 Days
Best Apr – Jun · Sep – Oct
UM-14D
from ₹1,41,000
Questions travellers ask
Is August a good time to visit Mustang & Dolpo?
August is similar to July, with rain on the approach and mostly dry days in Upper Mustang. Yartung, a horse-racing festival of the Loba and Thakali people, is held at Muktinath around the full moon of Janai Purnima, in August or September. Hindu pilgrims trek to Damodar Kunda for the same full moon. Barley turns gold across Upper Mustang late in the month. Jomsom flights remain irregular, so keep plans flexible.
What is the weather like in Mustang & Dolpo in August?
Jomsom 13 to 22 °C, Muktinath 6 to 17 °C, light rain, cloudy gorge. Conditions change fast with altitude, so check the mountain forecast a few days before you travel.
Which Mustang & Dolpo packages work in August?
Good choices this month: Jomsom, Kagbeni and Marpha Tour, 4 Nights, Lo Manthang Heli Tour from Pokhara, 1 Day, Lower Dolpo and Shey Phoksundo Trek, 16 Days, Upper Mustang Jeep Tour, 10 Days. Combine a Yartung visit with Kagbeni and Marpha, but plan the return to Pokhara with a spare day.