Pithoragarh district about 3,150 m
Darma Valley (Dantu) Weather and Temperature Today
Dantu is the last big village of the Darma valley, at the foot of the Panchachuli peaks, at about 3,150 m in Pithoragarh district. The forecast below is for that height, refreshed every hour; under it, each month on 30 years of data.
Darma Valley (Dantu) in numbers
- Height
- about 3,150 m (10,330 ft)
- District
- Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
- From Delhi
- 638 km by road
- From Haldwani
- 343 km by road
- From Pithoragarh
- 158 km by road
- Coldest month, January
- −15 to −3 °C
- Warmest month, July
- 11 to 17 °C
- Nights below freezing
- 219 a year
- Snow
- About 60 days a year
- Wettest month, July
- 301 mm of rain
Weather in Darma Valley (Dantu) now
For about 3,150 m, Darma Valley (Dantu)'s own height, refreshed every hour. Temperatures in °C, times in IST.
−1°C
Clear
Darma Valley (Dantu), about 3,150 m. Now, 18:58 IST
- Feels like
- −4°C
- Wind
- 6 km/h
- Humidity
- 60%
- Tonight
- down to −12°
- Tomorrow
- 6° / −12°, dry
- Sunrise, sunset
- 06:27, 17:17
What to wear tomorrow: a down jacket, thermals, gloves and a cap.
The next 24 hours
- −1°Clear
- −3°Clear
- −5°Clear
- −7°Clear
- −8°Clear
- −9°Clear
- −9°Clear
- −10°Clear
- −10°Clear
- −11°Clear
- −11°Clear
- −11°Clear
- −12°Clear
- −10°Clear
- −5°Clear
- 1°Clear
- 4°Clear
- 5°Clear
- 5°Clear
- 6°Fair
- 5°Some cloud
- 5°Clear
- 3°Fair
- 1°Fair
The next 10 days
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear | −1° −9° | Dry | 9 km/h | |
| Clear | 6° −12° | Dry | 11 km/h | |
| Partly cloudy | 4° −14° | Dry | 11 km/h | |
| Mostly clear | 5° −15° | Dry | 9 km/h | |
| Partly cloudy | 4° −13° | Dry | 3 km/h | |
| Clear | 8° −9° | Dry | 2 km/h | |
| Clear | 8° −10° | Dry | 4 km/h | |
| Mostly clear | 7° −12° | Dry | 3 km/h | |
| Partly cloudy | 6° −9° | Dry | 5 km/h | |
| Mostly clear | 4° −9° | Dry | 4 km/h |
Forecast for about 3,150 m, updated . Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0); the daily figures are worked out by us.
Weather in Darma Valley (Dantu) by month
Darma Valley (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 | Rainy days | Snow days | Frost nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3 | −15 | 134 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| February | −2 | −13 | 157 | 13 | 13 | 28 |
| March | 2 | −10 | 134 | 13 | 13 | 31 |
| April | 6 | −6 | 76 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| May | 10 | −1 | 68 | 15 | 1 | 20 |
| June | 15 | 6 | 162 | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| July | 17 | 11 | 301 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 17 | 11 | 282 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 14 | 7 | 148 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| October | 9 | −1 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| November | 5 | −8 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 29 |
| December | 1 | −12 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
When the sky is clear
The clearest skies come in October, November and December, with 6 to 10 rainy days a month on the 30-year averages; July and August are the wettest, with about 30 rainy days.
Weather near Darma Valley (Dantu) now
The nearest towns on the road, as the crow flies, with their temperature now and the day's high and low (tomorrow's, in the evening).
- Adi Kailash (Jolingkong)−10°Cleartomorrow −4° / −18°
- Kuti−7°Cleartomorrow 0° / −11°
- Gunji−1°Cleartomorrow 6° / −9°
- Garbyang−2°Cleartomorrow 6° / −10°
- Munsiyari9°Cleartomorrow 16° / 2°
- Om Parvat (Nabhidhang)−7°Cleartomorrow 0° / −15°
Where to stay in Dantu: 17 hotels and homestays, mapped, with the snow peaks each one sees.
More about Darma Valley (Dantu): its height, the road and where to stay.
Questions travellers ask about Darma Valley (Dantu)'s weather
The forecast at the top of this page gives it hour by hour for about 3,150 m, Darma Valley (Dantu)'s own height, from MET Norway's forecast, refreshed every hour. On the 30-year averages, a November day in Darma Valley (Dantu) reaches 5 °C and the night falls to −8 °C.
Darma Valley (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. The 10-day forecast above says when snow is due.
The clearest skies come in October, November and December, with 6 to 10 rainy days a month on the 30-year averages; July and August are the wettest, with about 30 rainy days.
638 km by road, measured on OpenStreetMap; from Haldwani, the railhead, it is 343 km.
How we made this page
The forecast is MET Norway's (CC BY 4.0) for Darma Valley (Dantu)'s map point at its own height, fetched every hour; the daily highs, lows and rain, the feel of the wind and the times of sunrise and sunset are worked out from it by us. The month-by-month figures are the Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis, 1991 to 2020, through Open-Meteo, set to the height of the town. The map point is 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. If anything here looks wrong, 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
