The Best Time to Plan Your Char Dham Yatra

Pilgrimage · 12 Apr 2026 · Primecorp Trips

The Char Dham circuit opens with Akshaya Tritiya in late April and runs through the autumn before the high passes close for winter. The shoulder months of May and September offer the most comfortable weather and thinner crowds.

Roads to Kedarnath and Badrinath climb past 3,000 metres with sharp switchbacks and changing weather. A driver who has run the route before knows where to pause for acclimatisation, which stretches fill with afternoon traffic, and how to time the darshan windows. That local knowledge is the difference between a stressful drive and a smooth pilgrimage.