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Monthly climate in Punakha, Bhutan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Punakha features a subarctic climate (Dwc).Temperatures typically range between 3 °C (37 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -16 °C (4 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (78 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 4139 mm (163.0 inches) and receives 306 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Punakha enjoys an average of 3210 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 24 minutes to 13 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Punakha, Bhutan §

The warmest months in Punakha are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 17 °C (62 - 63 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 3 to 5 °C (37 - 42 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Punakha experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 41 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Punakha, Bhutan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean maximum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Average high 8°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Daily mean 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Average low -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Mean minimum -9°C
(15°F)		 -5°C
(22°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)
Minimum -16°C
(4°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Punakha, Bhutan §

Punakha usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 30 rainy days and 675 mm (26.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Punakha are January, November and December. On average, 112 mm (4.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Punakha, Bhutan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 122 (4.8) 176 (6.9) 317 (12.5) 248 (9.8) 339 (13.3) 496 (19.5) 835 (32.9) 674 (26.5) 515 (20.3) 202 (8.0) 102 (4.0) 114 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 22 29 28 30 29 31 31 29 23 17 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Punakha, Bhutan §

The sunniest months in Punakha are April, May and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Punakha: January, July and August receive an average of 6 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Punakha, Bhutan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 220 255 301 314 320 286 181 222 243 309 281 272
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 36m 11h 12m 12h 0m 12h 49m 13h 30m 13h 50m 13h 40m 13h 4m 12h 17m 11h 28m 10h 46m 10h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Punakha, Bhutan §

Punakha experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Punakha UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Punakha, Bhutan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 8 10 12 14 15 15 16 15 14 11 9 6