climigo

Bhutan

When to go?

The best months are March–April, October–November.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

IndiaChinaThimphuThimphuThimphuParoParoParoPhuntsholingPhuntsholingPhuntsholingGelephuGelephuGelephuPunakhaPunakhaPunakha

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 9°−6°
February 10°−3°
March 13°1°
April 16°4°
May 18°7°
June 19°10° torrential rain
July 19°12° torrential rain
August 20°11° torrential rain
September 19°10°
October 16°5°
November 13°0°
December 11°−4°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−5.8 · 8.7 °CJanuary: −5.8 · 8.7 °C−3.4 · 9.9 °CFebruary: −3.4 · 9.9 °C0.6 · 13.0 °CMarch: 0.6 · 13.0 °C4.3 · 15.7 °CApril: 4.3 · 15.7 °C7.3 · 17.5 °CMay: 7.3 · 17.5 °C10.4 · 19.1 °CJune: 10.4 · 19.1 °C11.5 · 19.3 °CJuly: 11.5 · 19.3 °C11.3 · 19.5 °CAugust: 11.3 · 19.5 °C9.7 · 18.8 °CSeptember: 9.7 · 18.8 °C4.6 · 16.2 °COctober: 4.6 · 16.2 °C−0.2 · 13.1 °CNovember: −0.2 · 13.1 °C−3.7 · 10.6 °CDecember: −3.7 · 10.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −5.8 – 8.7 °C
Feb −3.4 – 9.9 °C
Mar 0.6 – 13.0 °C
Apr 4.3 – 15.7 °C
May 7.3 – 17.5 °C
Jun 10.4 – 19.1 °C
Jul 11.5 – 19.3 °C
Aug 11.3 – 19.5 °C
Sep 9.7 – 18.8 °C
Oct 4.6 – 16.2 °C
Nov −0.2 – 13.1 °C
Dec −3.7 – 10.6 °C

How much it rains

January 33 mm4 d
February 51 mm6 d
March 88 mm10 d
April 124 mm13 d
May 206 mm19 d
June 365 mm26 d torrential rain
July 452 mm30 d torrential rain
August 345 mm28 d torrential rain
September 229 mm18 d
October 97 mm8 d
November 30 mm3 d
December 25 mm3 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec33 mm · 4 rain days · 8 mm a dayJanuary: 33 mm · 4 rain days · 8 mm a day51 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a dayFebruary: 51 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a day88 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a dayMarch: 88 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a day124 mm · 13 rain days · 10 mm a dayApril: 124 mm · 13 rain days · 10 mm a day206 mm · 19 rain days · 11 mm a dayMay: 206 mm · 19 rain days · 11 mm a day365 mm · 26 rain days · 14 mm a dayJune: 365 mm · 26 rain days · 14 mm a day452 mm · 30 rain days · 15 mm a dayJuly: 452 mm · 30 rain days · 15 mm a day345 mm · 28 rain days · 12 mm a dayAugust: 345 mm · 28 rain days · 12 mm a day229 mm · 18 rain days · 13 mm a daySeptember: 229 mm · 18 rain days · 13 mm a day97 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 97 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day30 mm · 3 rain days · 10 mm a dayNovember: 30 mm · 3 rain days · 10 mm a day25 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a dayDecember: 25 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 33 mm4 d
Feb 51 mm6 d
Mar 88 mm10 d
Apr 124 mm13 d
May 206 mm19 d
Jun 365 mm26 d
Jul 452 mm30 d
Aug 345 mm28 d
Sep 229 mm18 d
Oct 97 mm8 d
Nov 30 mm3 d
Dec 25 mm3 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 36
February 11 h 15
March 11 h 59
April 12 h 48
May 13 h 29
June 13 h 51
July 13 h 42
August 13 h 07
September 12 h 20
October 11 h 32
November 10 h 49
December 10 h 26

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 77 cm
February 86 cm
March 90 cm
April 84 cm
May 74 cm
June 64 cm
July 61 cm
August 60 cm
September 60 cm
October 62 cm
November 65 cm
December 69 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

050100 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec77 cmJanuary: 77 cm86 cmFebruary: 86 cm90 cmMarch: 90 cm84 cmApril: 84 cm74 cmMay: 74 cm64 cmJune: 64 cm61 cmJuly: 61 cm60 cmAugust: 60 cm60 cmSeptember: 60 cm62 cmOctober: 62 cm65 cmNovember: 65 cm69 cmDecember: 69 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 77 cm
Feb 86 cm
Mar 90 cm
Apr 84 cm
May 74 cm
Jun 64 cm
Jul 61 cm
Aug 60 cm
Sep 60 cm
Oct 62 cm
Nov 65 cm
Dec 69 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities