Darma valley about 3,150 m
Dantu Village, Darma valley: Height, Weather and the Road
Dantu is a village in the Darma valley of Pithoragarh district, at about 3,150 m, 70 km by road from Dharchula. Remembered as the home of Jasuli Datal (Jasuli Shaukyani), who paid for rest houses on the old routes; it hosts the Darma valley's Gabla puja fair in August.
Kafal Tree, 29 Nov 2023; Live Hindustan, 20 Aug 2024
Dantu in numbers
- Height
- about 3,150 m (10,330 ft)
- Valley
- Darma valley, Pithoragarh district
- From Dharchula
- 70 km by road
- From Pithoragarh
- 158 km by road
- From Delhi
- 638 km by road
- Coldest month, January
- −15 to −3 °C
- Warmest month, July
- 11 to 17 °C
- Nights below freezing
- 219 a year
- Wettest month, July
- 301 mm of rain
- Stays listed here
- 2
Is the Darma valley road open now?
As of
Open in winter: the road to Dantu is driven by 4x4, with families in the villages
- Winter
- Families stay on in Dantu and Dugtu through the winter, and the road from Dharchula is driven in local 4x4s with hill drivers, in snow. Our Panchachuli Base Camp Expedition stays at Darma 360 in Dantu every Friday to 18 December, and at Christmas, 22 to 28 December. (Adi Kailash Explore's team in Darma, 6 November 2026)
- The road
- The road from Sobla reaches Dugtu and Dantu. It reopened on 8 September 2026, light vehicles first, after the monsoon had cut the valley off on 5 September. Earlier this year it closed for an avalanche between Baling and Dugtu (2 April) and for rockfalls at Pangbawe (7 to 9 June, 21 July). (Amar Ujala, 8 September 2026; Amar Ujala, 5 September 2026; Amar Ujala, 3 April 2026; Amar Ujala, 10 June 2026)
- Permits
- The district's online permit covers Adi Kailash and Om Parvat only, and no official rule for Darma is published. Reports differ on whether Indian travellers need one for Darma: carry government photo ID, and ask us for your dates. (The district's permit portal, checked 21 October 2026; AajTak, 14 June 2026; ETV Bharat, 3 April 2026)
The position changes with the weather and the district's orders. Ask us on WhatsApp where it stands today
The whole valley, its homestays and how to reach it: the Darma Valley guide
Weather in Dantu now, and the next 7 days
The forecast is for the village's own height, refreshed through the day. Highs and lows are in °C; times are IST.
Dantuabout 3,150 m
−1°CClear
Now, 18:58 IST · wind 6 km/h
- Clear−1° −9°Dry
- Clear6° −12°Dry
- Partly cloudy4° −14°Dry
- Mostly clear5° −15°Dry
- Partly cloudy4° −13°Dry
- Clear8° −9°Dry
- Clear8° −10°Dry
Forecast for about 3,150 m, updated . Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0); the daily figures are worked out by us.
Hour by hour and the next 10 days: Dantu weather today
Weather in Dantu by month
Dantu is coldest in January, when days reach −3 °C and nights fall to −15 °C on average; July is the warmest month, 17 °C by day and 11 °C at night. Nights drop below freezing about 219 times a year, on most nights from October to May. Snow falls on about 60 days a year, mostly from October to May. The monsoon brings 301 mm of rain in July; November and October are the driest months, with 33 and 46 mm.
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Rain mm | Snow days | Frost nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3 | −15 | 134 | 14 | 31 |
| February | −2 | −13 | 157 | 13 | 28 |
| March | 2 | −10 | 134 | 13 | 31 |
| April | 6 | −6 | 76 | 7 | 28 |
| May | 10 | −1 | 68 | 1 | 20 |
| June | 15 | 6 | 162 | 0 | 2 |
| July | 17 | 11 | 301 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 17 | 11 | 282 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 14 | 7 | 148 | 0 | 1 |
| October | 9 | −1 | 46 | 1 | 19 |
| November | 5 | −8 | 33 | 4 | 29 |
| December | 1 | −12 | 51 | 7 | 30 |
The road to Dantu
Dantu is 70 km by road from Dharchula, 158 km from Pithoragarh, 343 km from Haldwani and 638 km from Delhi, measured on OpenStreetMap's road network.
Where to stay in Dantu
All 17 stays in Dantu, mapped, with the snow peaks each one sees.
Adi Kailash Explore's travellers stay at Bhojpatra Kutir or Darma 360 in Dantu: premium stays, in the team's own photographs.
Photo: Adi Kailash Explore. Which of these hosts your night is confirmed with your booking.
Worth knowing about Dantu
- The district's October 2024 motorbike rally stayed at Dantu, in homestays. (district newsletter, Nov 2024)
- Homestays were full at Dantu and Dugtu in late May 2026. (Amar Ujala, 31 May 2026)
Near Dantu
The nearest places on the map, as the crow flies; the road is longer.
- Son, Darma valley, about 3,200 m: 0.6 km away
- Go, Darma valley, about 3,200 m: 0.8 km away
- Bon, Darma valley, about 3,260 m: 1.8 km away
- Baling, Darma valley, about 3,120 m: 4.9 km away
- Sipu, Darma valley, about 3,420 m: 8 km away
- Nagling, Darma valley, about 2,900 m: 8.8 km away
- Sela, Darma valley, about 2,530 m: 13.3 km away
- Gauri Kund (Adi Kailash), Kuti valley, about 4,610 m: 13.4 km away
Our guides on this road
- Adi Kailash and Darma Valley in One Trip: 2 Climbs, 9 Days
- Delhi to Darma Valley Distance: Where the Tarmac Ends
- Dharchula to Dantu Village Distance, and Getting a Seat
- Munsiyari or Darma Valley: A Verdict for Each Traveller
Expedition 01, our 4x4 convoy from Delhi from 13 to 19 November 2026, drives this road.
Questions travellers ask about Dantu
Dantu stands at about 3,150 m (10,330 ft) above sea level, read from a 90 m elevation model at its map point.
70 km by road, measured on OpenStreetMap; from Delhi it is 638 km and from Haldwani 343 km.
Dantu is coldest in January, when days reach −3 °C and nights fall to −15 °C on average; July is the warmest month, 17 °C by day and 11 °C at night. Nights drop below freezing about 219 times a year, on most nights from October to May.
Yes: snow falls on about 60 days a year, mostly from October to May, on the 1991 to 2020 averages.
Adi Kailash Explore's travellers stay at Bhojpatra Kutir (premium), Darma 360 (premium); which of them hosts a night is confirmed with the booking.
How we made this page
Every figure here comes from data and is filled in each time the page is built: the map point from OpenStreetMap node/5392623337 ('Datu'); the height from Copernicus GLO-90 via Open-Meteo at the point, rounded to 10 m (stop-altitudes.mjs); road distances from OpenStreetMap through the OSRM router; the weather from the Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis, 1991 to 2020, through Open-Meteo, set to the height of the place. If anything here is out of date, tell us on WhatsApp and we will correct it.
About Adi Kailash Explore
Adi Kailash Explore (adikailash.io) is a tour operator based in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, that specialises in one route: Adi Kailash and Om Parvat, the Darma valley and Munsiyari. It runs departures from Delhi, Haldwani and Pithoragarh, and its team files the Inner Line Permit for every Adi Kailash traveller at SDM Dharchula. It is recognised by Uttarakhand Tourism, certified by MSME, Govt. of India (UDYAM-UK-09-0012927) and verified on the NIDHI Portal, and was founded by Vinay Verma. Why travel with us
