Thimphu, Thimphu District Climate

Bhutan

Pop. 98,676 Elev. 2,307 m / 7,569 ft TZ: Asia/Thimphu (UTC+6) ·

Thimphu has cool summers with average highs of 70°F (21°C) in July, and cold winters averaging 29°F (-2°C) in January. Rain falls on about 128 days per year (84.0 in / 2133 mm total), with snow on 2 days and 39 in (989 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 68 sunny days per year and around 69 thunderstorm days. Nearby lake water reaches 57°F (14°C) in summer.

Temperature 21°C (70°F) high -2°C (29°F) low
Feels like -2°C (29°F) low
Rain 128 days 2133 mm (84.0 in) /yr
Snow 2 days 989 mm (38.9 in) /yr
Sky 68 sunny 69 stormy
Wind 0.6 m/s (1.4 mph) avg

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Best months to visit: Jun, Sep, Oct

Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
44
Jan
71
Feb
72
Mar
72
Apr
80
May
76
Jun
86
Jul
93
Aug
82
Sep
57
Oct
42
Nov
32
Dec
Humidity (%)
77
Jan
85
Feb
83
Mar
80
Apr
86
May
81
Jun
82
Jul
86
Aug
85
Sep
78
Oct
75
Nov
75
Dec

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Water Temperatures

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Commercial airport 23 km Paro International Airport (PBH)
Ski resort 1,257 km 王岗坪滑雪场
National park 50 km རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་སེམས་ཅན། ༼འབྲོང་གྱིམ་ཙི༽
Mountain peak (4,270 m) 13 km Talakha Peak
Hospital 0 km
Hiking trail 5 km Bhudha Point - Dochu La

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January 11°C 52°F -2°C 29°F 30 mm 1.2 in 93 mm3.7 in 12
February 9°C 48°F 0°C 32°F 58 mm 2.3 in 684 mm26.9 in 2
March 12°C 54°F 2°C 36°F 152 mm 6.0 in 168 mm6.6 in 2
April 15°C 60°F 5°C 41°F 163 mm 6.4 in 0
May 17°C 62°F 9°C 48°F 364 mm 14.3 in 0
June 20°C 68°F 12°C 53°F 205 mm 8.1 in 3
July 21°C 70°F 13°C 55°F 261 mm 10.3 in 0
August 20°C 68°F 13°C 56°F 397 mm 15.6 in 0
September 20°C 68°F 12°C 53°F 215 mm 8.5 in 2
October 17°C 62°F 6°C 43°F 213 mm 8.4 in 10
November 14°C 58°F 3°C 37°F 43 mm 1.7 in 13 mm0.5 in 17
December 13°C 55°F -1°C 31°F 32 mm 1.3 in 30 mm1.2 in 20

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 12 0
February 2 0
March 2 3
April 0 6
May 0 17
June 3 10
July 0 8
August 0 10
September 2 11
October 10 4
November 17 0
December 20 0

Water Temperatures Data

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Month Lake Avg High
January 3°C 37°F
February 2°C 36°F
March 2°C 36°F
April 4°C 40°F
May 7°C 44°F
June 10°C 50°F
July 13°C 55°F
August 14°C 57°F
September 13°C 56°F
October 11°C 51°F
November 8°C 46°F
December 5°C 41°F