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Best time to visit Thimphu

August is the best time to visit Thimphu for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 29 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 71/100
The least cloud January 50 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 65 mm
Warmth August 21 °C
Cooler weather January 8.6 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 71 21 °C 29
2 June 71 21 °C 29
3 July 71 21 °C 31
4 September 70 20 °C 26
5 May 67 19 °C 29
6 October 59 17 °C 23
7 April 57 17 °C 26
8 November 47 14 °C 18
9 March 43 13 °C 26
10 December 38 11 °C 16
11 February 29 9.8 °C 20
12 January 29 8.6 °C 17

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 17 wet days and highs near 8.6 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 8.6 °C 69 mm 50 %
February 9.8 °C 100 mm 58 %
March 13.5 °C 158 mm 65 %
April 17.0 °C 167 mm 67 %
May 19.3 °C 249 mm 72 %
June 20.9 °C 407 mm 85 %
July 21.2 °C 498 mm 93 %
August 21.2 °C 377 mm 91 %
September 20.3 °C 267 mm 82 %
October 17.3 °C 149 mm 60 %
November 14.0 °C 79 mm 55 %
December 10.7 °C 65 mm 50 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.