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Samtse, Bhutan climate
Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter)
Samtse has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Subtropical highland (dry winter), Köppen Cwb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 24°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 3°C at night. Precipitation totals about 3978 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 1012 mm while November barely receives 49 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (32 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Samtse climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 78 | 109 | 172 | 352 | 784 | 1012 | 659 | 471 | 181 | 49 | 50 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 78 | 109 | 172 | 352 | 784 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1012 | 659 | 471 | 181 | 49 | 50 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.3 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.3 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 35 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 80 | 86 | 83 | 73 | 44 | 30 | 28 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 60 | 55 | 51 | 58 | 72 | 83 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 73 | 65 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 35 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 80 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 60 | 55 | 51 | 58 | 72 | 83 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 86 | 83 | 73 | 44 | 30 | 28 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 73 | 65 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.