Valley of Flowers Weather
Today's weather of Valley of Flowers is expected to be Patchy moderate snow with a maximum temperature of -3° C and a minimum temperature of -9° C. The average humidity in Valley of Flowers would hover around 58%. There is 89% probability of rain in Valley of Flowers today and 0.57mm rainfall may be recorded in the area.
The March month in Valley of Flowers is generally covered with snow and you would feel chilling cold throughout the day. Heavy Woolen are recommended in March. Closed due to heavy snowfall.
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Overview of Valley of Flowers Weather
Valley of Flowers Best Time to Visit
The Valley of Flowers National Park remains open for visitors from 1st June to 31st October. The best time to visit this valley is during July, August and September.
General Weather guide of Valley of Flowers Region
The Valley of Flowers has a distinctive microclimate as it falls in the inner Himalayan valley of the Nanda Devi Basin. The region receives dry with low annual precipitation and heavy monsoon rainfall from late June to early September. Since the soil locks moisture during the monsoon season hence the vegetation remains lush green than it usually is, in the drier Himalayan valleys.
The temperature remains moderate to cool (19 °C maximum) from mid-April to June. The Valley of Flowers has the microclimate of a circumscribed inner Himalayan Valley and remains secured from the jolt of the summer monsoon by the Greater Himalayan range to its south. Late summer monsoon brings dense fog and rain in the valley. Both the basin and valley are snow-shrouded for six to seven months between late October and late March.
Valley of Flower Seasons
- Valley of flowers in May: The Valley of flowers becomes accessible in the last week of May when snow starts melting. In the month of May you will see a lot of snow but very less number of flowers. Advantage in visiting in May is that there will be no to less rain as the rainy season starts in the last week of June.
- Valley of flowers in June: This month is flooded by a lot of pilgrims for Shri Hemkund Sahib, resulting in high cost of Food, Stay and transport facility. Also the availability of rooms gets affected. But, still certain specific flowers can be seen in this month. Also you can enjoy watching huge and beautiful glaciers, waterfalls in the valley of flowers. The biggest benefit in visiting in this month is that there will be very less to no rain. (Rain triggers landslide in this area and your plan may be affected). Rainy season starts only in June end or in first week of July.
- Valley of flowers in July and August: As snow starts melting in May and new plants starts germinating and grow up till now. You will see a lot of flowers blooming till mid July. There are almost 650 varieties of flowers in total that can be seen in Valley of Flowers. The Best time to see maximum number of flowers is mid July to Mid August.
- Valley of flowers in September: The September is the Autumn season of Valley of Flowers. This is the last month for visiting valley of flower. The plants starts drying up and put their seeds on the earth for the next season. Slowly at the end of the month and in the Next Month snow starts falling and the valley becomes inaccessible. The Last official trip to Valley of Flowers is generally taken in the last week of September.
