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Bhutan · Month guide
Bhutan in January
Around 8 °C with 60 mm of rain and 6.6 hours of sun a day.
January is one of the strongest months to visit Bhutan. Around 8 °C with 60 mm of rain and 6.6 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Bhutan · January
What the weather usually does
Bhutan · typical month
- Day / night-4 – 8 °CYear range -4 – 20 °C
- Rainfall60 mmYear range 40 – 672 mm
- Sunshine6.6 hr / dayYear range 2.1 – 6.6 hr / day
20 regions · current month
Bhutan, taken apart
- Bumthang1°C now · 1–15 °C yr
- Chukha14°C now · 14–24 °C yr
- Dagana13°C now · 13–24 °C yr
- Gasa-5°C now · -5–11 °C yr
- Geylegphug18°C now · 18–27 °C yr
- Haa5°C now · 5–17 °C yr
- Lhuntse2°C now · 2–17 °C yr
- Mongar13°C now · 13–23 °C yr
- Paro4°C now · 4–16 °C yr
- Pemagatshel17°C now · 17–27 °C yr
- Punakha5°C now · 5–19 °C yr
- Samdrup Jongkhar17°C now · 17–27 °C yr
- Samtse14°C now · 14–25 °C yr
- Thimphu4°C now · 4–17 °C yr
- Trashigang11°C now · 11–21 °C yr
- Trashiyangtse5°C now · 5–18 °C yr
- Trongsa7°C now · 7–19 °C yr
- Tsirang15°C now · 15–25 °C yr
- Wangdue Phodrang5°C now · 5–18 °C yr
- Zhemgang15°C now · 15–25 °C yr
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What the governments say about Bhutan
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6 | -3.6 | -7.8 | 12.3 |
| February | 8.6 | -1.7 | -6.1 | 12.1 |
| March | 11.3 | 1.4 | -2.2 | 14.9 |
| April | 14.0 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 16.7 |
| May | 16.0 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 19.0 |
| June | 18.5 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 21.0 |
| July | 19.2 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 21.9 |
| August | 19.7 | 13.4 | 11.9 | 21.7 |
| September | 18.7 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 21.4 |
| October | 16.1 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 19.8 |
| November | 13.1 | 1.9 | -1.0 | 15.9 |
| December | 10.1 | -1.0 | -6.2 | 13.6 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 60 |
| February | 106 |
| March | 173 |
| April | 211 |
| May | 321 |
| June | 584 |
| July | 672 |
| August | 502 |
| September | 390 |
| October | 188 |
| November | 44 |
| December | 40 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 6.6 |
| February | 6.1 |
| March | 6.2 |
| April | 5.9 |
| May | 4.8 |
| June | 3.1 |
| July | 2.1 |
| August | 2.9 |
| September | 3.5 |
| October | 5.5 |
| November | 6.4 |
| December | 6.3 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| February | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| March | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| April | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| May | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| June | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
| July | 3.4 | 2.7 | 4.1 |
| August | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| September | 3.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| October | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| November | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| December | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
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