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When to go ?

Visit Bhutan - the end of Tibet - with its rhododendron blooming in spring and festivals in the autumn

Bhutan enjoys four seasons and is available throughout a year

:: WEATHER
A visit to Bhutan can be planned anytime of the year but the best period is from March to June and from mid September to November. Bhutan has three climatic zones - the southern belt that is tropical in nature, the cool and temperate zone in the central part and the alpine region in the north
Remember, i
n Summer July or August is monsoon season, much rain not commendable for trekking

OK Suitable for cycling and trekking
RAIN Cycling and trekking available but mostly raining
SNOW Closed regarding to snow

january
february
march
april
may
june
jul
august
september
october
november
december
Bumthang
SNOW
SNOW
OK
OK
OK
OK
RAIN
RAIN
OK
OK
SNOW
Gantey
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
RAIN
RAIN
OK
OK
OK
OK
Samteygang
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
OK
OK
OK
Snowman
SNOW
SNOW
OK
RAIN
OK
OK
OK
OK
RAIN
SNOW
SNOW
SNOW
Gasa Hot Spring
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
RAIN
OK
OK
OK
Jhomolhari
SNOW
SNOW
OK
OK
OK
OK
RAIN
RAIN
OK
OK
SNOW
SNOW
Druk Path
SNOW
SNOW
OK
OK
OK
OK
RAIN
RAIN
OK
OK
OK
SNOW
Dagala
SNOW
SNOW
OK
OK
OK
OK
RAIN
RAIN
OK
OK
SNOW
SNOW

 

:: TEMPERATURE
Monthly average temperature in Celsius degree for the different Dzongkhags
source: Bhutan government, meteorology section, hydrometer services division, department of energy, MTI

 
  january february march april may june july august september october november december
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
max
min
max
Paro
12,8
1,4
14,9
3,3
17,6
5,7
20,1
9,1
22,5
12,6
24,5
15,7
25,4
17,9
25,2
17,4
23,5
15,4
20,4
11,0
15,8
6,6
14,0
2,6
Haa
10,0
-4,2
10,8
-2,0
13,0
1,5
15,3
5,1
17,8
9,4
19,4
12,8
20,3
14,2
20,3
13,9
18,8
12,2
16,4
6,4
13,8
0,8
11,5
-3,1
Thimphu
14,6
-3,3
15,8
-0,7
18,2
3,0
20,7
6,7
22,8
10,9
24,4
14,6
24,8
15,9
25,1
15,4
23,8
13,6
21,2
8,0
18,3
2,2
16,0
-2,1
Punakha
17,5
5,8
19,3
8,1
22,2
11,2
24,9
13,8
27,3
17,2
29,2
19,3
29,1
20,1
28,9
19,0
27,9
18,1
25,6
15,6
22,1
12,1
18,9
7,5
Trongsa
17,5
5,6
19,3
6,2
22,3
10,4
23,9
13,5
23,6
14,5
24,7
17,2
25,9
18,2
26,6
17,1
25,0
17,1
22,3
13,4
19,3
9,7
18,0
7,2
Bumthang
11,0
-4,2
12,5
-1,3
14,8
1,9
17,1
5,7
19,4
9,4
21,7
12,9
22,5
14,3
22,4
14,3
21,1
12,3
18,0
6,6
15,1
1,6
12,6
-3,6
Mongar
16,1
6,0
8,6
7,9
21,5
11,2
24,0
13,6
25,7
15,8
26,6
18,0
26,8
18,5
27,8
18,3
26,8
17,1
24,4
13,7
20,7
10,0
17,7
7,2
Trashigang
13,6
2,5
15,6
4,6
18,8
7,3
21,1
10,4
22,7
13,3
23,7
16,2
24,3
17,0
24,8
16,8
23,9
15,5
21,7
11,2
18,2
7,2
15,4
3,9
Trashiyangtse
12,3
3,6
14,8
6,2
16,7
8,2
19,8
11,1
22,2
14,2
23,2
17,0
23,7
18,5
23,6
17,9
22,4
16,5
19,9
12,3
16,5
8,1
13,2
4,1

 

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