Vyas valley about 3,600 m
Kalapani, Vyas valley: Height, Weather and the Road
Kalapani is a temple in the Vyas valley of Pithoragarh district, at about 3,600 m, 89 km by road from Dharchula. A Mahakali temple stands where a stream rises that the district says is believed to be the source of the Kali.
district tourism map
Kalapani in numbers
- Height
- about 3,600 m (11,810 ft)
- Valley
- Vyas valley, Pithoragarh district
- From Dharchula
- 89 km by road
- From Pithoragarh
- 178 km by road
- From Delhi
- 657 km by road
- Coldest month, January
- −17 to −5 °C
- Warmest month, July
- 9 to 15 °C
- Nights below freezing
- 226 a year
- Wettest month, July
- 480 mm of rain
- Stays listed here
- 1
Is Adi Kailash open now?
As of
Open: permits are issued until 10 November 2026
- Permits
- Issued again since the Parikrama Run hold ended on 26 October. The last permits of the 2026 season are issued on 10 November, by the SDM's office at Dharchula and on the district's portal. (Adi Kailash Explore's team at Dharchula, 6 November 2026; The district's permit portal, checked 7 November 2026)
- The yatra
- Open on 6 November 2026, in the second phase of the year, which began on 20 September. (Adi Kailash Explore's team at Dharchula, 6 November 2026; The Northern Gazette, 20 September 2026)
- The road
- Adi Kailash and Om Parvat darshan carry on. The Army closed the Old Lipulekh Pass for snow on 13 October, until further orders. (The Northern Gazette, 13 October 2026)
- 2027
- No opening date for 2027 has been announced. In 2026 the first phase ran from 1 May to 1 July. (Amar Ujala, 21 September 2026)
The position changes with the weather and the district's orders. Ask us on WhatsApp where it stands today
Weather in Kalapani 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.
Kalapaniabout 3,600 m
−4°CClear
Now, 18:59 IST · wind 3 km/h
- Mostly clear−4° −11°Dry
- Clear3° −13°Dry
- Partly cloudy1° −14°Dry
- Mostly clear2° −14°Dry
- Light snow2° −13°0.9 mm
- Mostly clear5° −12°Dry
- Mostly clear5° −11°Dry
Forecast for about 3,600 m, updated . Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0); the daily figures are worked out by us.
Weather in Kalapani by month
Kalapani is coldest in January, when days reach −5 °C and nights fall to −17 °C on average; July is the warmest month, 15 °C by day and 9 °C at night. Nights drop below freezing about 226 times a year, on most nights from October to May. Snow falls on about 43 days a year, mostly from October to May. The monsoon brings 480 mm of rain in July; November and December are the driest months, with 13 and 23 mm.
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Rain mm | Snow days | Frost nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5 | −17 | 69 | 8 | 31 |
| February | −3 | −15 | 83 | 9 | 28 |
| March | 0 | −11 | 66 | 9 | 31 |
| April | 5 | −6 | 59 | 9 | 29 |
| May | 9 | −1 | 74 | 2 | 21 |
| June | 14 | 5 | 200 | 0 | 2 |
| July | 15 | 9 | 480 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 15 | 9 | 437 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 13 | 5 | 176 | 0 | 2 |
| October | 9 | −2 | 38 | 1 | 22 |
| November | 5 | −8 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| December | 0 | −13 | 23 | 3 | 31 |
The road to Kalapani
Kalapani is 89 km by road from Dharchula, 178 km from Pithoragarh, 363 km from Haldwani and 657 km from Delhi, measured on OpenStreetMap's road network.
Dharchula to Lipulekh, the Vyas valley road
| Stop | km | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Dharchula | 0 | 908 m |
| Tawaghat | 19 | about 1,160 m |
| Budhi | 56 | about 2,750 m |
| Chialekh | 66 | about 3,300 m |
| Garbyang | 69 | about 3,140 m |
| Napalchu | 78 | about 3,200 m |
| Gunji | 80 | 3,200 m |
| Kalapani | 89 | about 3,600 m |
| Nabhidhang | 99 | about 4,250 m |
| Lipulekh Pass | 111 | 5,099 m |
Where to stay in Kalapani
One stay is listed here, from the source named under it. Rooms, rates and seasons change: ask us before you travel.
- KMVN camp, Kalapani. KMVN camp. Amar Ujala (30 Apr 2025) lists Kalapani among KMVN camps beyond Dharchula (context: preparing for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and Adi Kailash). Source: Amar Ujala, 'Mansarovar aur Adi Kailash yatra ki taiyariyon mein juta KMVN', checked 30 April 2025.
Worth knowing about Kalapani
- On the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, Kalapani held the emigration checkpoint where pilgrims' passports were checked. (MEA yatra guidebook, 2011)
- Nepal claims Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura; India's MEA says the area is Indian territory. (Nepal MoFA and MEA statements, 2020-2026)
Near Kalapani
The nearest places on the map, as the crow flies; the road is longer.
- Nabhidhang, Vyas valley, about 4,250 m: 6.4 km away
- Gunji, Vyas valley, 3,200 m: 7.2 km away
- Napalchu, Vyas valley, about 3,200 m: 7.4 km away
- Nabi, Kuti valley, about 3,290 m: 7.5 km away
- Rongkong, Kuti valley, about 3,260 m: 8.1 km away
- Lipulekh Pass, Vyas valley, 5,099 m: 11.3 km away
- Garbyang, Vyas valley, about 3,140 m: 12.1 km away
- Chialekh, Vyas valley, about 3,300 m: 13.5 km away
Expedition 01, our 4x4 convoy from Delhi from 13 to 19 November 2026, drives this road.
Questions travellers ask about Kalapani
Kalapani stands at about 3,600 m (11,810 ft) above sea level, read from a 90 m elevation model at its map point.
89 km by road, measured on OpenStreetMap; from Delhi it is 657 km and from Haldwani 363 km.
Kalapani is coldest in January, when days reach −5 °C and nights fall to −17 °C on average; July is the warmest month, 15 °C by day and 9 °C at night. Nights drop below freezing about 226 times a year, on most nights from October to May.
Yes: snow falls on about 43 days a year, mostly from October to May, on the 1991 to 2020 averages.
Listed here: KMVN camp, Kalapani. Each listing names its source below; ask us before you travel, as rooms and rates change.
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 docs/research/distances.json places.kalapani (OpenStreetMap village node); 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
