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Bhutan climate

Cool subtropical south, alpine north. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Thimphu · Tsirang · Punākha · Pemagatshel · Paro · Sarpang

Browse all 20 cities in Bhutan

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Cwa

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical

11 cities

Tsirangpop 22k Pemagatshelpop 14k Sarpangpop 10k Samdrup Jongkharpop 9k Jakarpop 6k Trashi Yangtsepop 3k Mongarpop 3k Trongsapop 3k Lhuentsepop 2k Trashigangpop 872 Shemgangpop 852

Cfb

Oceanic / temperate

4 cities

Thimphupop 99k Punākhapop 22k Wangdue Phodrangpop 9k Dagapop 2k

Cwb

Subtropical highland

4 cities

Paropop 11k Samtsepop 5k Tsimashampop 3k Hapop 1k

ET

Tundra

1 city

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Bhutan.

Oceanic / temperateCfb

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa

Oceanic / temperateCfb

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa

Subtropical highlandCwb

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa

Climate types in Bhutan

Bhutan spans 4 climate types. All climate types:

Cwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical · 11 cities Cfb Oceanic / temperate · 4 cities Cwb Subtropical highland · 4 cities ET Tundra · 1 city

Climate records across Bhutan — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Shemgang (76.6 °F avg) · Coolest Gasa (31.1 °F avg) · Wettest Daga (209 in/yr) · Driest Shemgang (73 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Bhutan sits well between them.