Thimphu Weather in April
Thimphu in April
The short of it: Thimphu in April averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 7° · rain 67 mm · daylight 12 h 47 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & March
Thirty years of records give Thimphu an average April high of 18°, a low of 7° and some 67 mm of rain. Much like March: highs about 18°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 47 min in mid-April, 51 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and March.
Against its neighbours, Thimphu runs cooler than most and drier than most in April. Lungtenzampa, 0 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
April in Thimphu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 2° warmer, 32 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 0 km NE | 18° | 7° | 67 mm |
| Tashi Chho DzongOther | 3 km NW | 16° | 5° | 81 mm |
| ParoParo | 23 km W | 19° | 7° | 73 mm |
| PajoPunakha | 25 km ENE | 26° | 14° | 109 mm |
| Wangdue PhodrangWangdi Phodrang | 25 km E | 26° | 14° | 113 mm |
| PunākhaPunakha | 27 km ENE | 25° | 11° | 97 mm |
| SamtengangOther | 34 km E | 25° | 12° | 88 mm |
| HaHaa | 37 km WSW | 16° | 4° | 98 mm |