Mongar weather in January

In January, Mongar sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 89 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mongar's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mongar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 89 mm; 12.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:51 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.55 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Mongar is place in Mongar District, Bhutan.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mongar reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	2
3	13	2
4	13	2
5	13	2
6	13	2
7	13	2
8	13	2
9	13	2
10	13	2
11	13	2
12	13	2
13	13	2
14	13	2
15	13	2
16	13	2
17	13	2
18	13	2
19	13	2
20	13	2
21	13	2
22	13	2
23	13	2
24	13	2
25	13	2
26	13	2
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	13	3

Mongar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 2°	89	12.5	2.6	10.5	3.5
Feb	14° / 4°	172	18.4	1.2	11	3.2
Mar	17° / 7°	293	25.4	0	11.8	3.5
Apr	19° / 10°	414	27.4	0	12.6	3.6
May	21° / 13°	516	29.1	0	13.3	3.6
Jun	22° / 16°	798	29.6	0	13.7	3.4
Jul	23° / 17°	884	31	0	13.5	3.3
Aug	23° / 17°	574	30.4	0	13	3.4
Sep	22° / 16°	496	27.7	0	12.2	3.7
Oct	21° / 11°	195	16.8	0	11.3	5.6
Nov	18° / 7°	59	9	0	10.7	6.0
Dec	15° / 4°	48	7.4	0.4	10.3	4.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	75	75	75	74	73	72	71	69	69	67	66	65	64	62	61	59	59	57	57	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	51
Cloudier (%)	25	25	25	26	27	28	29	31	31	33	34	35	36	38	39	41	41	43	43	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mongar gets around 89 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	51
Snow chance (%)	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	5
2	26	5
3	27	5
4	28	5
5	29	6
6	30	6
7	31	6
8	32	6
9	33	6
10	35	7
11	36	7
12	37	7
13	38	8
14	39	8
15	40	9
16	41	9
17	42	9
18	43	9
19	44	10
20	45	10
21	45	10
22	46	10
23	47	11
24	47	11
25	48	11
26	48	10
27	49	10
28	49	10
29	50	9
30	50	9
31	51	8

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47
Sunset (PM)	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:49	5:07
2	10.3	6:49	5:08
3	10.3	6:50	5:09
4	10.3	6:50	5:09
5	10.3	6:50	5:10
6	10.3	6:50	5:11
7	10.4	6:50	5:11
8	10.4	6:50	5:12
9	10.4	6:51	5:13
10	10.4	6:51	5:13
11	10.4	6:51	5:14
12	10.4	6:51	5:15
13	10.4	6:51	5:16
14	10.4	6:51	5:16
15	10.4	6:51	5:17
16	10.5	6:51	5:18
17	10.5	6:51	5:19
18	10.5	6:51	5:19
19	10.5	6:50	5:20
20	10.5	6:50	5:21
21	10.5	6:50	5:22
22	10.5	6:50	5:23
23	10.6	6:50	5:23
24	10.6	6:49	5:24
25	10.6	6:49	5:25
26	10.6	6:49	5:26
27	10.6	6:49	5:26
28	10.6	6:48	5:27
29	10.7	6:48	5:28
30	10.7	6:48	5:29
31	10.7	6:47	5:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 3.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.7	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mongar

In seasonPeak

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

Mongar's monsoon runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Mongar?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mongar.

What to pack for Mongar in January

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

In January, Mongar sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mongar in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mongar peaks around July 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 5 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	5	5	8	9	10	13	13	11	11	7	6	5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Mongar in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mongar is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	64	73	67	55	36	27	20	24	28	36	45	54
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	73	Unhealthy
Mar	67	Unhealthy
Apr	55	Poor
May	36	Poor
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	45	Poor
Dec	54	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Mongar?

Mongar sits at 27.3°N, 91.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Bhutan. The nearest listed city is Trashigang, 32 km away.

Topography around Mongar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mongar has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,572 m around an average of 1,668 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,853 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,706 m.

The land around Mongar is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,572 m

trees 78%

16 km

2,853 m

trees 89%

80 km

5,706 m

trees 84%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen

← December Mongar year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Trashigang 32 km · Jakar 57 km · Samdrup Jongkhar 59 km · Trongsa 77 km · Tsirang 114 km · Punakha 139 km · Thimphu 159 km · Paro 181 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

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 Mongar (27.2747°, 91.2396°, 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	2
3	13	2
4	13	2
5	13	2
6	13	2
7	13	2
8	13	2
9	13	2
10	13	2
11	13	2
12	13	2
13	13	2
14	13	2
15	13	2
16	13	2
17	13	2
18	13	2
19	13	2
20	13	2
21	13	2
22	13	2
23	13	2
24	13	2
25	13	2
26	13	2
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	5
2	26	5
3	27	5
4	28	5
5	29	6
6	30	6
7	31	6
8	32	6
9	33	6
10	35	7
11	36	7
12	37	7
13	38	8
14	39	8
15	40	9
16	41	9
17	42	9
18	43	9
19	44	10
20	45	10
21	45	10
22	46	10
23	47	11
24	47	11
25	48	11
26	48	10
27	49	10
28	49	10
29	50	9
30	50	9
31	51	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	2
3	13	2
4	13	2
5	13	2
6	13	2
7	13	2
8	13	2
9	13	2
10	13	2
11	13	2
12	13	2
13	13	2
14	13	2
15	13	2
16	13	2
17	13	2
18	13	2
19	13	2
20	13	2
21	13	2
22	13	2
23	13	2
24	13	2
25	13	2
26	13	2
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	5
2	26	5
3	27	5
4	28	5
5	29	6
6	30	6
7	31	6
8	32	6
9	33	6
10	35	7
11	36	7
12	37	7
13	38	8
14	39	8
15	40	9
16	41	9
17	42	9
18	43	9
19	44	10
20	45	10
21	45	10
22	46	10
23	47	11
24	47	11
25	48	11
26	48	10
27	49	10
28	49	10
29	50	9
30	50	9
31	51	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	2
3	13	2
4	13	2
5	13	2
6	13	2
7	13	2
8	13	2
9	13	2
10	13	2
11	13	2
12	13	2
13	13	2
14	13	2
15	13	2
16	13	2
17	13	2
18	13	2
19	13	2
20	13	2
21	13	2
22	13	2
23	13	2
24	13	2
25	13	2
26	13	2
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	71	29
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	67	33
11	66	34
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	5
2	26	5
3	27	5
4	28	5
5	29	6
6	30	6
7	31	6
8	32	6
9	33	6
10	35	7
11	36	7
12	37	7
13	38	8
14	39	8
15	40	9
16	41	9
17	42	9
18	43	9
19	44	10
20	45	10
21	45	10
22	46	10
23	47	11
24	47	11
25	48	11
26	48	10
27	49	10
28	49	10
29	50	9
30	50	9
31	51	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100