Climate averages 1991–2020
Thimphu weather
in December.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cool month in Thimphu: daytime highs average 9.4°C and nights cool to about 1.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 59 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 27 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jaigaon (74 km away). In December its highs average 21.9°C, 12.4°C warmer than Thimphu, with 6.3 mm of rain.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.2°C to 7.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 59 mm to 65 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Thimphu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C-0.5°C | -0.5°C | 65 | 17.2 | 10.611 h |
| February | 9.0°C0.8°C | 0.8°C | 95 | 21.2 | 11.211 h |
| March | 12.6°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 151 | 27.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 15.8°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 160 | 26.1 | 12.813 h |
| May | 17.9°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 236 | 28.8 | 13.513 h |
| June | 19.2°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 378 | 29.2 | 13.814 h |
| July | 19.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 484 | 30.2 | 13.714 h |
| August | 19.4°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 350 | 28.8 | 13.113 h |
| September | 18.6°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 255 | 26.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 16.0°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 139 | 22.8 | 11.512 h |
| November | 12.5°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 72 | 18.2 | 10.811 h |
| December, selected | 9.4°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 59 | 17.0 | 10.410 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Jaigaon in DecemberIndia · 74 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Gangtok in DecemberIndia · 103 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 5.9°C · 173 mm rain
- Koch Bihār in DecemberIndia · 128 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 13.4°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Jalpāiguri in DecemberIndia · 139 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.3°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Dārjiling in DecemberIndia · 144 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 4.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Siliguri in DecemberIndia · 147 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Rangpur in DecemberBangladesh · 195 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 13.6°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Thākurgaon in DecemberBangladesh · 198 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 13.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Thimphu) is explained once on the Thimphu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.