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Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Wangdue Phodrang has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 19°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −4°C at night. Precipitation totals about 3384 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 637 mm while December barely receives 110 mm. Snowfall is heavy (193 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)Wangdue Phodrang climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | −4 | −3 | −2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 142 | 172 | 226 | 206 | 273 | 478 | 637 | 492 | 347 | 187 | 114 | 110 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 24 | 24 | 29 | 44 | 36 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | −4 | −3 | −2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 142 | 172 | 226 | 206 | 273 | 478 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 24 | 24 | 29 | 44 | 36 | 6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 637 | 492 | 347 | 187 | 114 | 110 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 30 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 0.6 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 27 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 78 | 63 | 54 | 52 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 76 | 70 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 78 | 80 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 83 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 83 | 84 | 78 | 63 | 54 | 52 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 76 | 70 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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.