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Best time to visit Thimphu
The best time to visit Thimphu is April and October and November, with daytime temperatures around 15°C.
Thimphu at a glance: warmest in August with daytime temperatures around 19°C and coolest in January (8°C). The wettest month is July (429 mm) and the driest December (3 mm), with about 1,690 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in November.
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Thimphu
3,040 mMild
68
15°/3°85 mm6 cm48 %13 h
A typical mid-April in Thimphu
Sunny 14Cloudy 11Rain 5
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
3°12°18°−8°30°
Daylight (solar time)
05:3418:26
0006121824
12 h 51 m
Precipitation about 5 % as snow
0430 mm
85 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 62 %
Snow on the ground
about 6 cm
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61 | 8° | −5° | 7 mm | 1 | 65 % | 11 h | Chilly |
| February | 58 | 10° | −3° | 11 mm | 1 | 52 % | 11 h | Chilly |
| March | 62 | 13° | 0° | 33 mm | 3 | 53 % | 12 h | Mild |
| April | 68 | 15° | 3° | 86 mm | 5 | 48 % | 13 h | Mild |
| May | 55 | 17° | 6° | 185 mm | 12 | 34 % | 14 h | Mild and showery |
| June | 51 | 19° | 10° | 338 mm | 16 | 24 % | 14 h | Pleasantly warm, showery and grey |
| July | 45 | 19° | 11° | 429 mm | 20 | 14 % | 14 h | Pleasantly warm, rainy and grey |
| August | 46 | 19° | 11° | 308 mm | 19 | 13 % | 13 h | Pleasantly warm, rainy and grey |
| September | 56 | 18° | 9° | 202 mm | 13 | 25 % | 12 h | Pleasantly warm, showery and grey |
| October | 77 | 16° | 4° | 79 mm | 4 | 56 % | 11 h | Mild |
| November | 66 | 13° | −1° | 7 mm | 1 | 73 % | 11 h | Mild and sunny |
| December | 61 | 10° | −4° | 3 mm | 1 | 65 % | 10 h | Chilly and sunny |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 3,037 m. Coordinates: 27.47, 89.64.