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Regional slice of Bhutan with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Nov · Dec · Jan.

Range
5–19 °C
Compare
−1.5°C vs. Bhutan mean
Country
Bhutan
TZ
Asia/Thimphu
Region match
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12-month climate · Punakha

How the year moves in Punakha

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Punakha itself rather than over Bhutan as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyPunakha, Bhutan. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (5.3), highest in August (18.6). Monthly means: 5.3, 6.4, 8.8, 12.6, 14.9, 17.7, 18.1, 18.6, 17.6, 14.6, 11.4, 8.4.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January5.3
February6.4
March8.8
April12.6
May14.9
June17.7
July18.1
August18.6
September17.6
October14.6
November11.4
December8.4
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyPunakha, Bhutan. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in December (109), highest in July (548). Monthly means: 128, 178, 271, 249, 314, 450, 548, 417, 335, 226, 113, 109.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January128
February178
March271
April249
May314
June450
July548
August417
September335
October226
November113
December109
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyPunakha, Bhutan. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in July (2.1), highest in April (6.5). Monthly means: 6.4, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 5.2, 3.5, 2.1, 3.0, 3.6, 5.4, 5.8, 5.6.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January6.4
February6.2
March6.4
April6.5
May5.2
June3.5
July2.1
August3.0
September3.6
October5.4
November5.8
December5.6
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