MarathonRoad🇳🇵 Pokhara, Nepal

Pokhara International Marathon

Saturday, 13 February 2027Estimated dateIn 4 months · Start 07:00

Nepal's largest road marathon, held each February from Pokhara Stadium to Barahi Ghat on the shore of Phewa Lake, with the Annapurna range on the skyline; the 2026 edition was the 20th.

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Facts checked 19 Oct 2026 against pokharamarathon.org, pokharamarathon.org, en.himalpress.com.

Elevation gain

250 m

Hilly · ↓ 280 m

Start altitude

854 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

10°C

Peaks around 19°C

Entry fee

≈ $35

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Point to point

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into PHH (Pokhara), about 4 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Hilly: about 250 m of climbing and 280 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

10°C

Peak during race

19°C

Humidity

62%

Chance of rain

Wind

5 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 13 February ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

No data yet. We’re collecting age-group results race by race.

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Plan your trip

Searches are set for Pokhara and the race weekend.

Hotels near the start lineClosest first · 2027-02-12 → 2027-02-14Booking.com Flights to PokharaArrive 2027-02-11, fly home 2027-02-15Google Flights Things to do in PokharaTours and attractions in Nepal for the days around the raceKlook Mobile data in NepalAn eSIM for maps, tracking apps and results on race dayAiralo Airport transfer from PHHPokhara airport is about 4 km from the startKiwitaxi

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