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Bhutan's climate is as
varied as its altitudes and,
like most of Asia, is
affected by monsoons.
Western Bhutan is
particularly affected by
monsoons that bring between
60 and 90 percent of the
region's rainfall. The
climate is humid and
subtropical in the southern
plains and foothills,
temperate in the inner
Himalayan valleys of the
southern and central
regions, and cold in the
north, with year-round snow
on the main Himalayan
summits.
Temperatures vary according
to elevation. Temperatures
in Thimphu, located at 2,200
meters above sea level in
west-central Bhutan, range
from approximately 15° C to
26° C during the monsoon
season of June through
September but drop to
between about -4° C and 16°
C in January. Most of the
central portion of the
country experiences a cool,
temperate year round. In the
south, a hot, humid climate
helps maintain a fairly even
temperature range of between
15° C and 30° C year-round,
although temperatures
sometimes reach 40° C in the
valleys during the summer
The following table is an
overview of Bhutan's climate
and temperature in general:
Places |
Winter |
Spring |
Summer |
Autumn |
Paro |
-5.8 - 9.4 |
4.6 - 17.6 |
14.9 - 26.8 |
7.4 - 18.7 |
Thimphu |
-2.6 - 12.3 |
7.1 - 20.0 |
13.4 - 28.9 |
10.4 - 21.9 |
Punakha |
4.2 - 16.1 |
11.9 - 24.4 |
21.6 - 32 |
18.9 - 27.8 |
Wangdue |
4.3 - 17.0 |
12.9 - 26.2 |
16.2 - 28.4 |
14.7 - 26.1 |
Tongsa |
-0.2 - 13.0 |
6.6 - 20.1 |
15.3 - 25.3 |
11.7 - 21.8 |
Bumthang |
-5.1 - 10.8 |
3.9 - 18.7 |
10.9 - 24.1 |
5.9 - 19.5 |
Mongar |
8.2 - 15.5 |
14.0 - 22.8 |
15.8 - 26.1 |
15.8 - 22.7 |
Tashigang |
10.5 - 20.4 |
17.0 - 28.3 |
23.1 - 31.5 |
17.7 - 29.1 |
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