Laya Weather in December
Laya in December
The short of it: Laya in December averages a high of 5 °C (42 °F) and a low of -11 °C (13 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 10 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -11° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 10 h 22 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
December in Laya brings afternoons near 5° and nights around -11°, with about 2.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 5°, nights near -11°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 22 min in mid-December, 21 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Laya runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Gasa, 18 km to the SSE, is 7° warmer by day.
December in Laya, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- Feb–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GasaGasa | 18 km SSE | 12° | 0° | 5.0 mm |
| PunākhaPunakha | 56 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 10 mm |
| PajoPunakha | 62 km SSE | 20° | 8° | 11 mm |
| Tashi Chho DzongOther | 65 km S | 12° | -1° | 7.0 mm |
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 66 km S | 13° | 0° | 6.0 mm |
| ThimphuThimphu District | 66 km S | 13° | 0° | 6.0 mm |
| SamtengangOther | 67 km SSE | 19° | 6° | 9.0 mm |
| Wangdue PhodrangWangdi Phodrang | 67 km SSE | 20° | 8° | 12 mm |