Thimphu Weather in September
Thimphu in September
The short of it: Thimphu in September averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 142 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 12° · rain 142 mm · daylight 12 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & March
Thirty years of records give Thimphu an average September high of 22°, a low of 12° and some 142 mm of rain. Much like August: highs about 22°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 142 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 17 min in mid-September, 50 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates September 3 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 September. Lungtenzampa, 0 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
September in Thimphu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 1° colder, 87 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 0 km NE | 22° | 12° | 142 mm |
| Tashi Chho DzongOther | 3 km NW | 20° | 11° | 137 mm |
| ParoParo | 23 km W | 23° | 13° | 153 mm |
| PajoPunakha | 25 km ENE | 28° | 17° | 203 mm |
| Wangdue PhodrangWangdi Phodrang | 25 km E | 28° | 18° | 211 mm |
| PunākhaPunakha | 27 km ENE | 28° | 16° | 185 mm |
| SamtengangOther | 34 km E | 27° | 17° | 174 mm |
| HaHaa | 37 km WSW | 19° | 10° | 126 mm |