Annual mean 13°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
24.1 °C
Coldest
11.2 °C
Wettest
57%
Windiest
4.1 m/s
Prevailing
SE
2.8 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Punakha over the whole year is 13°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C. The rainy (wet) season in Punakha runs from April to October, peaking in July with a 55% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; November is the driest month, at 12%. Winds in Punakha are highest in April, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Punakha come in December, when the sky is typically 42% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 86%.
Month by month Punakha climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
11°C
-3°C
8°C
14%
48%
2.2 m/s
18
3
52
February
13°C
-1°C
10°C
21%
54%
2.4 m/s
21
10
52
March
17°C
3°C
14°C
32%
59%
2.6 m/s
33
15
53
April
20°C
6°C
17°C
38%
69%
2.7 m/s
46
12
53
May
21°C
9°C
19°C
43%
75%
2.7 m/s
51
10
48
June
23°C
13°C
23°C
49%
82%
2.5 m/s
52
20
34
July
24°C
14°C
24°C
55%
86%
2.3 m/s
48
25
29
August
24°C
13°C
25°C
53%
83%
2.3 m/s
48
30
26
September
23°C
10°C
23°C
48%
82%
2.1 m/s
52
21
35
October
21°C
8°C
20°C
34%
66%
2.2 m/s
53
11
49
November
17°C
1°C
15°C
12%
42%
2.0 m/s
37
17
55
December
14°C
-3°C
11°C
18%
42%
2.0 m/s
22
10
54
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Punakha weather by season
Year round, Punakha has days of about 11°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 24°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -3°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around November. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Punakha weather in winterDecember to February
High 13°CLow -2°CRain 17%
Winter in Punakha has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Punakha weather in springMarch to May
High 19°CLow 6°CRain 38%
Spring in Punakha has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 38% chance of rain on a given day.
Punakha weather in summerJune to August
High 24°CLow 13°CRain 52%
Summer in Punakha has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 52% chance of rain on a given day.
Punakha weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 20°CLow 6°CRain 31%
Autumn in Punakha has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Punakha?
The rainy (wet) season in Punakha runs from April to October, peaking in July with a 55% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; November is the driest month, at 12%.
What time of year is Punakha windiest?
Winds in Punakha are highest in April, averaging 2.7 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Punakha year round?
The average temperature in Punakha over the whole year is 13°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C.