Climate averages 1991–2020
Thimphu weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Thimphu: daytime highs average 16.0°C and nights cool to about 8.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 139 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes October a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jaigaon (74 km away). In October its highs average 27.1°C, 11.1°C warmer than Thimphu, with 107 mm of rain.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.5°C to 12.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 139 mm to 72 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Jaigaon in OctoberIndia · 74 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 107 mm rain
- Gangtok in OctoberIndia · 103 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 12.3°C · 216 mm rain
- Koch Bihār in OctoberIndia · 128 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 21.7°C · 171 mm rain
- Jalpāiguri in OctoberIndia · 139 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 21.2°C · 145 mm rain
- Dārjiling in OctoberIndia · 144 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 10.8°C · 164 mm rain
- Siliguri in OctoberIndia · 147 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 19.8°C · 116 mm rain
- Rangpur in OctoberBangladesh · 195 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.1°C · 154 mm rain
- Thākurgaon in OctoberBangladesh · 198 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 21.5°C · 116 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.