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Weather
in Bhutan
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Bhutan's
Climate
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Thimphu
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Rain
mm
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15
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41
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23
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58
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122
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246
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373
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345
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155
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38
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8
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3
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Temperature
maxi (°C)
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18
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19
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25
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28
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30
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29
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29
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28
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28
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27
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23
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19
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Temperature
mini (°C)
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2
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4
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7
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12
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16
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19
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20
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20
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19
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13
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7
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3
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Snow
in Thimphu in January 2003 (Photos: Kuensel)
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Stations
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Chhukha
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Daga
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Damphu
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Gedu
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Samchi
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Zhemgang
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Thimphu
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Trongsa
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Wangdi
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Rain
Average Annual cm
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1,566
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1,282
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1,818
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3,498
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4,290
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1,743
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646
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1,259
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639
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Temperature
maxi (°C)
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27.6
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25.3
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23.4
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23.7
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32.0
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20.1
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25.6
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21.7
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28.3
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Temperature
mini (°C)
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8.7
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7.5
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6.5
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4.2
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16.3
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6.4
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-3.8
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-0.1
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4.6
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Summer
temperatures shot up by an average of one degree Celsius in the last three
years during the hottest months in Bhutan according to records maintained
by the meteorology unit (MU).
In
2003 the maximum temperature was recorded at 39 degrees Celsius in June
in Phuentsholing, a 2.5-degree rise compared to June, 2001. Thimphu recorded its maximum temperature on August 6 at 29.5 degrees Celsius. Samdrup
Jongkhar, Gelephu and Phuentsholing experienced a fluctuation between
37 to 39 degrees Celsius. |
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