Reserve Tiji lodges in Lo Manthang at least four months ahead, as rooms sell out quickly for the festival.
Where to go in May
Mustang & Dolpo · month by month
Mustang in May
Jomsom 9 to 21 °C, Lo Manthang 2 to 18 °C, dry, warm days
- Best month
Packages that work in May
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
Muktinath and Damodar Kunda Yatra, 6 Nights
Best Apr – May · Oct – Nov
MDK-7D
from ₹1,15,000
Mustang & Dolpo
Muktinath Heli Yatra from Kathmandu, 1 Day
Best Mar – May · Oct – Nov
MHY-1D
from ₹89,000
Mustang & Dolpo
Muktinath Heli Yatra from Pokhara, 1 Day
Best Mar – May · Oct – Nov
MHY-1D
from ₹52,000
Mustang & Dolpo
Muktinath Darshan by Flight via Jomsom, 5 Nights
Best Mar – May · Oct – Nov
MYF-6D
from ₹54,000
Mustang & Dolpo
Muktinath Yatra by Jeep from Kathmandu, 6 Nights
Best Mar – May · Oct – Nov
MYR-7D
from ₹32,000
Mustang & Dolpo
Mustang Mountain Bike Tour, 9 Days
Best Apr – May · Oct – Nov
MMB-9D
from ₹82,000
Questions travellers ask
Is May a good time to visit Mustang & Dolpo?
May is the warmest dry month and the month of Tiji, when Lo Manthang's square fills for three days of masked dances, 14–16 May in 2026. Treks and jeep tours to Upper Mustang are timed around it. Muktinath sees heavy Indian pilgrim traffic in school holidays. Damodar Kunda becomes accessible for helicopter pilgrimages, and late May opens the Dolpo season, with the passes to Shey Phoksundo Lake usually clear of snow.
What is the weather like in Mustang & Dolpo in May?
Jomsom 9 to 21 °C, Lo Manthang 2 to 18 °C, dry, warm days. Conditions change fast with altitude, so check the mountain forecast a few days before you travel.
Which Mustang & Dolpo packages work in May?
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, Muktinath and Damodar Kunda Yatra, 6 Nights. Reserve Tiji lodges in Lo Manthang at least four months ahead, as rooms sell out quickly for the festival.