Annual mean 13°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
25.0 °C
Coldest
11.6 °C
Wettest
55%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
SE
3.0 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 Thimphu over the whole year is 13°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C. The rainy (wet) season in Thimphu runs from April to October, peaking in July with a 53% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; November is the driest month, at 11%. Winds in Thimphu are highest in April, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Thimphu come in December, when the sky is typically 43% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 87%.
Month by month Thimphu 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
12°C
-4°C
8°C
13%
47%
2.5 m/s
12
2
54
February
14°C
-1°C
10°C
19%
55%
2.8 m/s
16
6
60
March
18°C
3°C
14°C
31%
61%
3.0 m/s
35
9
66
April
21°C
6°C
17°C
36%
70%
3.1 m/s
56
7
66
May
22°C
9°C
19°C
40%
76%
3.0 m/s
63
8
60
June
24°C
13°C
23°C
48%
83%
2.7 m/s
65
25
39
July
24°C
14°C
25°C
53%
87%
2.5 m/s
61
33
31
August
25°C
13°C
25°C
51%
84%
2.5 m/s
60
39
26
September
23°C
10°C
23°C
46%
83%
2.3 m/s
65
27
38
October
21°C
8°C
20°C
32%
67%
2.4 m/s
67
10
61
November
18°C
1°C
15°C
11%
43%
2.2 m/s
42
11
69
December
14°C
-3°C
10°C
16%
43%
2.3 m/s
15
7
63
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 Thimphu weather by season
Year round, Thimphu has days of about 12°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 25°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -4°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.
Thimphu weather in winterDecember to February
High 13°CLow -3°CRain 16%
Winter in Thimphu has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Thimphu weather in springMarch to May
High 20°CLow 6°CRain 36%
Spring in Thimphu has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
Thimphu weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 13°CRain 51%
Summer in Thimphu has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Thimphu weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 21°CLow 7°CRain 30%
Autumn in Thimphu has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Thimphu?
The rainy (wet) season in Thimphu runs from April to October, peaking in July with a 53% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; November is the driest month, at 11%.
What time of year is Thimphu windiest?
Winds in Thimphu are highest in April, averaging 3.1 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Thimphu year round?
The average temperature in Thimphu over the whole year is 13°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C.