Trail & Weather

From Rice Paddies to Arctic Desert in 12 Days: The Wild Climate Range Inside Nepal's Annapurna Circuit

One trek, one conservation area, four climate zones and 1,226 species of wildflowers — the numbers behind Nepal's most complete walk through the…

By Laxman Rawal · Aug 8, 2026

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Start at the trailhead near Besisahar and you're walking through rice terraces and sal forest at under 800m, thick with monsoon humidity. Twelve days and roughly 90km later, you're crossing a 5,416m pass into a wind-scoured desert that looks more like Tibet…

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What actually lives here

The conservation area protecting this corridor — run by Nepal's National Trust for Nature Conservation — isn't a token designation. It's the largest protected area in the country, and the species count reflects the range of terrain it covers: snow leopards…

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What this means for trekkers

What this means for trekkers Pack for two completely different climates on one trip. Below Manang, expect humid, leech-prone lower trails in monsoon shoulder months and warm days year-round; above Thorong La, expect desert-dry air, brutal UV and nights well…

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