The Frontier Gazette & Almanack
“Fair Warning for Every Town Under the Sky” · Est. 1881
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Bhutan Weather

News from Bhutan

The short of it: Wanted Weather covers 34 towns in Bhutan. 1 warning is in force among the 10 largest towns as of 14:47 UTC. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models; TerraClimate normals 1991–2020.

Warnings are in force for 1 of the 10 largest towns.

The Gazette carries the weather for 34 towns in Bhutan, from Laya in the north to Nganglam in the south. The largest is Thimphu, home to some 99k souls.

Among the larger towns, Geylegphug runs hottest, with summer highs near 33°, and Laya coldest, with winter nights near -13°. Samtse is the wettest at about 4469 mm a year, Laya the driest at 375 mm.

The Largest Towns

Conditions now
TownSkyNowHigh / Low
ThimphuThimphu District, BhutanMostly clear9°12° / 2°
PhuntsholingChukha, BhutanMostly clear26°28° / 19°
TsirangTsirang District, BhutanPartly cloudy19°20° / 13°
PunākhaPunakha, BhutanClear sky11°20° / 7°
PemagatshelBhutanClear sky14°22° / 12°
ParoBhutanMostly clear10°13° / -1°
SarpangSarpang District, BhutanClear sky19°28° / 17°
GeylegphugSarpang District, BhutanClear sky21°28° / 17°
Samdrup JongkharBhutanClear sky30°32° / 19°
Wangdue PhodrangWangdi Phodrang, BhutanMostly clear16°19° / 7°

Regions of Bhutan

21 regions · largest town in each
RegionLargest townTowns
Thimphu DistrictThimphu2
ChukhaPhuntsholing3
Tsirang DistrictTsirang1
PunakhaPunākha2
PemagatshelPemagatshel1
ParoParo1
Sarpang DistrictSarpang2
Samdrup JongkharSamdrup Jongkhar4
Wangdi PhodrangWangdue Phodrang1
Bumthang DistrictJakar2
Samtse DistrictSamtse1
OtherSamtengang2
Trashi YangsteTrashi Yangtse1
MongarMongar1
TongsaTrongsa1
DaganaDaga1
GasaLaya2
LhuntseLhuentse2
HaaHa1
Zhemgang DistrictPanbang2
Trashigang DistrictTrashigang1

Every Town in Bhutan

34 towns · largest first

Thimphu · Phuntsholing · Tsirang · Punākha · Pemagatshel · Paro · Sarpang · Geylegphug · Samdrup Jongkhar · Wangdue Phodrang · Jakar · Samtse · Samtengang · Pajo · Trashi Yangtse · Mongar · Tsimasham · Trongsa · Ura · Daga · Laya · Lhuentse · Daphu · Ha · Autsho · Panbang · Trashigang · Shemgang · Nganglam · Daifam · Bhangtar · Tashi Chho Dzong · Gasa · Lungtenzampa