Thimphu Weather in March
Thimphu in March
The short of it: Thimphu in March averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 35 mm · daylight 11 h 56 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & March
March in Thimphu brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 4°, with about 35 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 16°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 35 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 56 min in mid-March, 44 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates March 5 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 March. Lungtenzampa, 0 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
March in Thimphu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 0 km NE | 16° | 4° | 35 mm |
| Tashi Chho DzongOther | 3 km NW | 14° | 2° | 38 mm |
| ParoParo | 23 km W | 17° | 5° | 41 mm |
| PajoPunakha | 25 km ENE | 24° | 11° | 46 mm |
| Wangdue PhodrangWangdi Phodrang | 25 km E | 23° | 11° | 49 mm |
| PunākhaPunakha | 27 km ENE | 23° | 8° | 39 mm |
| SamtengangOther | 34 km E | 22° | 9° | 38 mm |
| HaHaa | 37 km WSW | 14° | 1° | 49 mm |