Jakar weather in October

In October, Jakar sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 144 mm of precipitation across 23.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Jakar's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jakar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
144 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Jakar is town in Bhutan.

Founded
1549

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Jakar reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1157
2156
3156
4156
5156
6146
7145
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10145
11145
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How October really feels in Jakar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Jakar weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°461210.910.50.0
Feb / -6°9017.814110.2
Mar / -2°1842816.911.80.9
Apr11° / 19528.87.612.61.6
May14° / 28330.50.813.32.2
Jun16° / 506300.113.72.5
Jul17° / 11°66731013.62.6
Aug17° / 10°491310132.6
Sep16° / 34429.40.112.22.5
Oct13° / 14423.91.611.32.5
Nov10° / -1°5615.35.710.61.9
Dec / -5°36107.110.30.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31783
41882
52080
62179
72278
82377
92476
102575
112674
122773
132773
142773
152773
162872
172872
182971
193070
203169
213169
223268
233367
243268
253466
263565
273664
283664
293862
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Jakar gets around 144 mm of rain and snow over 23.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 77% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1911
2901
3891
4881
5871
6861
7841
8831
9811
10801
11792
12782
13772
14763
15753
16744
17745
18735
19736
20737
21737
22728
23729
247210
257211
267111
277112
287012
296913
306813
316713

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:545:38
211.75:545:37
311.75:555:36
411.75:555:35
511.65:565:34
611.65:565:33
711.65:575:31
811.55:575:30
911.55:585:29
1011.55:595:28
1111.55:595:27
1211.46:005:26
1311.46:005:25
1411.46:015:24
1511.46:015:23
1611.36:025:22
1711.36:035:21
1811.36:035:20
1911.36:045:19
2011.26:055:18
2111.26:055:17
2211.26:065:16
2311.26:065:15
2411.16:075:15
2511.16:085:14
2611.16:085:13
2711.16:095:12
2811.06:105:11
2911.06:115:11
3011.06:115:10
3111.06:125:09

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Jakar

In seasonPeak

None of Jakar's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Jakar's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Jakar?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jakar.

What to pack for Jakar in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Jakar sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 24 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Jakar in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jakar peaks around July 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 11UV 15Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul15Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec5High
Location & terrain

Where is Jakar?

Jakar sits at 27.5°N, 90.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Bhutan. The nearest listed city is Trongsa, 25 km away.

TrongsaMongarTrashigangTsirangPunakhaThimphuSamdrup JongkharParo

Topography around Jakar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jakar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jakar has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 852 m around an average of 2,846 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,118 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,335 m.

The land around Jakar is covered by trees (69%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
852 m
16 km
2,118 m
80 km
7,335 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
October weather nearby: Trongsa 25 km · Mongar 57 km · Trashigang 83 km · Tsirang 85 km · Punakha 86 km · Thimphu 110 km · Samdrup Jongkhar 112 km · Paro 133 km

Bhutan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / F / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,493
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2018
Safe drinking water
66%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
16.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 473
Religion
Lamaistic Buddhist 75%Indian- and Nepali-influenced Hinduism 22%other 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Jakar (27.5492°, 90.7525°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).