Thimphu Weather in December
Thimphu in December
The short of it: Thimphu in December averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 0 °C (33 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 10 h 25 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 13° · low 0° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 10 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & March
Thirty years of records give Thimphu an average December high of 13°, a low of 0° and some 6.0 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 13°, nights near 0°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the driest month of the year, only 6.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 10 h 25 min in mid-December, 20 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 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 December. Lungtenzampa, 0 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Thimphu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 0 km NE | 13° | 0° | 6.0 mm |
| Tashi Chho DzongOther | 3 km NW | 12° | -1° | 7.0 mm |
| ParoParo | 23 km W | 14° | 2° | 5.0 mm |
| PajoPunakha | 25 km ENE | 20° | 8° | 11 mm |
| Wangdue PhodrangWangdi Phodrang | 25 km E | 20° | 8° | 12 mm |
| PunākhaPunakha | 27 km ENE | 19° | 7° | 10 mm |
| SamtengangOther | 34 km E | 19° | 6° | 9.0 mm |
| HaHaa | 37 km WSW | 12° | -2° | 6.0 mm |