Climate averages 1991–2020
Thimphu weather
in June.
A mild, very wet month: the joint 2nd warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Thimphu: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 12.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 378 mm of rain on roughly 29 days, which makes June a very wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 51 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jaigaon (74 km away). In June its highs average 28.2°C, 9.0°C warmer than Thimphu, with 706 mm of rain.
From June to July, average highs stay level at 19.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 378 mm to 484 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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 | 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
June in nearby cities
- Jaigaon in JuneIndia · 74 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 23.9°C · 706 mm rain
- Gangtok in JuneIndia · 103 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 605 mm rain
- Koch Bihār in JuneIndia · 128 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.8°C · 755 mm rain
- Jalpāiguri in JuneIndia · 139 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.4°C · 701 mm rain
- Dārjiling in JuneIndia · 144 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 15.1°C · 618 mm rain
- Siliguri in JuneIndia · 147 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.0°C · 616 mm rain
- Rangpur in JuneBangladesh · 195 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 25.1°C · 514 mm rain
- Thākurgaon in JuneBangladesh · 198 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 24.8°C · 440 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.