Laya Weather in February
Laya in February
The short of it: Laya in February averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -11 °C (13 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 11 h 10 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 4° · low -11° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 11 h 10 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Laya an average February high of 4°, a low of -11° and some 4.0 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 4°, nights near -11°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 9th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 11 h 10 min in mid-February, 37 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates February 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 February. Gasa, 18 km to the SSE, is 8° warmer by day.
February in Laya, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- Feb–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GasaGasa | 18 km SSE | 12° | -1° | 12 mm |
| PunākhaPunakha | 56 km SSE | 20° | 6° | 34 mm |
| PajoPunakha | 62 km SSE | 21° | 8° | 38 mm |
| Tashi Chho DzongOther | 65 km S | 12° | -2° | 20 mm |
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 66 km S | 14° | 0° | 20 mm |
| ThimphuThimphu District | 66 km S | 14° | 0° | 20 mm |
| SamtengangOther | 67 km SSE | 20° | 7° | 31 mm |
| Wangdue PhodrangWangdi Phodrang | 67 km SSE | 21° | 8° | 40 mm |