Wangdue Phodrang Weather in December
Wangdue Phodrang in December
The short of it: Wangdue Phodrang in December averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 10 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 12 mm · daylight 10 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & February
December in Wangdue Phodrang brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 8°, with about 12 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 20°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 12 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 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and February.
Against its neighbours, Wangdue Phodrang runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Pajo, 5 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Wangdue Phodrang, 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
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PajoPunakha | 5 km NNW | 20° | 8° | 11 mm |
| SamtengangOther | 9 km ENE | 19° | 6° | 9.0 mm |
| PunākhaPunakha | 12 km N | 19° | 7° | 10 mm |
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 25 km W | 13° | 0° | 6.0 mm |
| ThimphuThimphu District | 25 km W | 13° | 0° | 6.0 mm |
| Tashi Chho DzongOther | 28 km W | 12° | -1° | 7.0 mm |
| DagaDagana | 46 km S | 17° | 8° | 10 mm |
| ParoParo | 48 km W | 14° | 2° | 5.0 mm |