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Monthly climate in Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Samdrup Jongkhar features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2564 mm (101.0 inches) and receives 177 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Samdrup Jongkhar enjoys an average of 3440 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 28 minutes to 13 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan §

The warmest months in Samdrup Jongkhar are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 17 °C (59 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Samdrup Jongkhar experiences 240 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Samdrup Jongkhar, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average high 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Average low 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Mean minimum 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan §

Samdrup Jongkhar usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 26 rainy days and 496 mm (19.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Samdrup Jongkhar are January, November and December. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Samdrup Jongkhar, 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) 7 (0.3) 26 (1.0) 51 (2.0) 148 (5.8) 376 (14.8) 482 (19.0) 630 (24.8) 361 (14.2) 358 (14.1) 117 (4.6) 4 (0.2) 7 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 4 9 14 24 26 29 28 26 13 2 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan §

The sunniest months in Samdrup Jongkhar are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Samdrup Jongkhar: January, February and July receive an average of 8 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Samdrup Jongkhar, 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 230 268 321 315 310 294 249 285 280 305 290 287
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 38m 11h 14m 12h 0m 12h 47m 13h 27m 13h 47m 13h 37m 13h 2m 12h 16m 11h 29m 10h 49m 10h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan §

Samdrup Jongkhar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Samdrup Jongkhar UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Samdrup Jongkhar, 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) 5 7 8 9 12 13 13 13 11 10 7 6