Dingboche is a
Sherpa village at an elevation of in the
Khumbu region of northeastern
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
. Its population was estimated at approximately 200 in 2011.
Transport
Coming from
Namche Bazaar or
Tengboche, Dingboche is the better alternative than the village of
Pheriche, in being more sunny, and less affected by the icy winds that descend through the Valley of Khumbu.
There are no roads that go to the village, only trails, and with the exceptions of some agricultural products produced around the village; yaks and mules carry most of what is consumed locally.
[Shrestha, Vinos Prasad; “Concise Geography of Nepal”; (2007); Mandal Publications; .]
Climate
Dingboche has a
Tundra climate
The tundra climate is a polar climate sub-type located in high latitudes and high mountains. It is classified as ET according to the Köppen climate classification. It is a climate which at least one month has an average temperature high enough ...
(Köppen classification ''ET''). It has cool and rainy summers and dry and cold winters, affected mainly by its altitude and by
monsoon
A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in Atmosphere of Earth, atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annu ...
in the summer. For those interested in trekking, spring (March and April) and autumn (October and November) are the ideal times because the visibility of the mountains is ideal and the temperature is not too cold. During the winter it is possible to trek, but the vast majority of places of accommodation are closed and the cold is intense, rarely above freezing point.
References
External links
Populated places in Solukhumbu District
Khumbu Pasanglhamu
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