April at a glance
- Way in
- Kinnaur road only
- Kunzum Pass
- Closed
- Chandratal
- Frozen, cut off
- Kaza by day
- About 0 °C
- Kaza at night
- About −11 °C
- Spiti Villa
- Open
Kaza temperatures are average highs and lows for April, 2001–2025; the coldest April night in that time was about −25 °C. Spiti weather month by month
Which way in
Through Kinnaur from Shimla, the gentle way to meet the altitude. The Manali road over Kunzum Pass is still closed.
Weather
Kaza averages a high of about 0 °C and a low of about −11 °C in April. Sunny days feel warm; nights still freeze hard. Melting snow can make the roads up to the high villages slow and muddy.
Who April suits
Travellers who want the valley almost to themselves, coming from the Shimla side, and who don’t need Chandratal or the full circuit.
What’s open, and what isn’t
Usually reachable
- Tabo, Dhankar and Kaza on the main road
- Key Monastery and Kibber
- The high villages, as the snow melts
Closed or cut off
- Kunzum Pass and the road to Manali
- Chandratal
Quick answers
Is Spiti open in April?
Yes, through Kinnaur from Shimla. The Manali road over Kunzum Pass is still closed; BRO usually starts clearing it in May.
Sources
- Himachal: Kunzum Pass route to Spiti opens after 6-month closure, The Tribune, 20 May 2026
- How to reach Spiti Valley, Himalayan Brothers
- Open-Meteo historical weather API (ERA5 reanalysis), Kaza, daily data 2001–2025, averages computed 14 November 2026