The climate of Thimphu (Bhutan)
Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan located at an altitude of 2,300
meters. Thimphu is a relatively small and peaceful capital. Thimphu
has a China climate with dry winters and relatively warm summers.
Because of the monsoon summers are very wet. Minimum temperatures are
15 degrees Celsius on average. During the summer maximum temperatures
are about 26 degrees Celsius (July/August). However, with only 5-6
hours of sunshine per day and about 20 rainy days per month this is
the wettest period of the year. During the winter there hardly is any
rainfall and there are more hours of sunshine per day. However,
temperatures are much lower during the winter. During the night
subzero temperatures are not uncommon. During the day temperatures are
5-15 degrees Celsius on average.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Thimphu.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
9
-4
8
1
n/a
February
11
-3
7
1
n/a
March
14
3
8
3
n/a
April
17
6
8
6
n/a
May
20
12
7
12
n/a
June
23
13
6
17
n/a
July
27
13
5
21
n/a
August
25
15
5
21
n/a
September
22
14
5
15
n/a
October
21
9
7
5
n/a
November
17
3
8
2
n/a
December
13
-2
8
1
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
