Climate and average weather in Phuentsholing
In Phuentsholing, the summers are muggy, warm, wet, and mostly cloudy and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Phuentsholing typically varies from 10°C to 28°C, and is rarely below 8°C or above 31°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Phuentsholing for warm-weather activities is from mid October to late March.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 28°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 10°
- Wettest
- Jul
- 1021 mm
- Driest
- Nov
- 6 mm
- Rain / yr
- 3327 mm
- 182 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.3–13.7 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 330 m
- 26.9°N
- Clearest
- Nov
- 26% cloud
Phuentsholing is border town in Southern Bhutan.
- Density
- 1,773/km²
- people per km²
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Phuentsholing weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid October to late March.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Phuentsholing, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 7.6 months, from March 15 to October 31, with daily high temperatures above 25°C. The hottest month of the year in Phuentsholing is August, with an average high of 28°C and low of 23°C.
The cool season lasts 1.6 months, from December 19 to February 5, with daily high temperatures below 21°C. The coldest month of the year in Phuentsholing is January, with an average low of 10°C and high of 19°C.
Days typically run about 7°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 10°C) in March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | 10 |
| Feb | 22 | 12 |
| Mar | 25 | 16 |
| Apr | 27 | 19 |
| May | 27 | 21 |
| Jun | 27 | 23 |
| Jul | 27 | 23 |
| Aug | 28 | 23 |
| Sep | 27 | 22 |
| Oct | 26 | 19 |
| Nov | 24 | 15 |
| Dec | 21 | 11 |
Average hourly temperature in Phuentsholing
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 28°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 10°C.
Phuentsholing weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19° / 10° | 13 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 7.7 |
| Feb | 22° / 12° | 21 | 4 | 11.1 | 7.9 |
| Mar | 25° / 16° | 36 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 7.7 |
| Apr | 27° / 19° | 83 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 5.8 |
| May | 27° / 21° | 255 | 25.1 | 13.3 | 4.4 |
| Jun | 27° / 23° | 705 | 29 | 13.7 | 3.4 |
| Jul | 27° / 23° | 1021 | 30.9 | 13.5 | 3.2 |
| Aug | 28° / 23° | 657 | 30.7 | 12.9 | 3.2 |
| Sep | 27° / 22° | 418 | 26.1 | 12.2 | 3.9 |
| Oct | 26° / 19° | 107 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 7.2 |
| Nov | 24° / 15° | 6 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 8.9 |
| Dec | 21° / 11° | 6 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 8.4 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Phuentsholing gets about 3327 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.7 months, from around Apr 16 to Oct 6, peaking in July at about 100% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Nov 30.
July is the wettest month by volume, with 1021 mm over about 31 wet days; November is the driest, with 6 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 8 | 13 | 23 | 52 | 80 | 97 | 100 | 99 | 85 | 30 | 5 | 5 |
| Rain days | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 3 |
| Feb | 13 | 4 |
| Mar | 23 | 7 |
| Apr | 52 | 15 |
| May | 80 | 25 |
| Jun | 97 | 29 |
| Jul | 100 | 31 |
| Aug | 99 | 31 |
| Sep | 85 | 26 |
| Oct | 30 | 9 |
| Nov | 5 | 2 |
| Dec | 5 | 1 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Phuentsholing collects about 3327 mm of rain across 182 wet days — roughly 277 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. July is the wettest month with 1021 mm, while November is the driest at just 6 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 72% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 13 | 21 | 36 | 83 | 255 | 705 | 1021 | 657 | 418 | 107 | 6 | 6 |
| Rain days | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | 3 |
| Feb | 21 | 4 |
| Mar | 36 | 7 |
| Apr | 83 | 15 |
| May | 255 | 25 |
| Jun | 705 | 29 |
| Jul | 1021 | 31 |
| Aug | 657 | 31 |
| Sep | 418 | 26 |
| Oct | 107 | 9 |
| Nov | 6 | 2 |
| Dec | 6 | 1 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Phuentsholing, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around October 2 and lasts for 7.6 months, ending around May 19. The clearest month is November, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 88% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around May 20 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around October 1. The cloudiest month is July, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 98% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 81 | 81 | 79 | 66 | 56 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 77 | 88 | 85 |
| Cloudier (%) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 34 | 44 | 81 | 98 | 95 | 74 | 23 | 12 | 15 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 81 | 19 |
| Feb | 81 | 19 |
| Mar | 79 | 21 |
| Apr | 66 | 34 |
| May | 56 | 44 |
| Jun | 19 | 81 |
| Jul | 2 | 98 |
| Aug | 5 | 95 |
| Sep | 26 | 74 |
| Oct | 77 | 23 |
| Nov | 88 | 12 |
| Dec | 85 | 15 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 11, brings about 13 h 42 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 h 18 min — a swing of roughly 3 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:57 | 6:45 | 6:18 | 5:44 | 5:19 | 5:12 | 5:22 | 5:38 | 5:52 | 6:07 | 6:28 | 6:49 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:26 | 5:49 | 6:06 | 6:22 | 6:38 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:35 | 6:01 | 5:28 | 5:07 | 5:08 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.5 | 6:57 | 5:26 |
| Feb | 11.1 | 6:45 | 5:49 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 6:18 | 6:06 |
| Apr | 12.6 | 5:44 | 6:22 |
| May | 13.3 | 5:19 | 6:38 |
| Jun | 13.7 | 5:12 | 6:53 |
| Jul | 13.5 | 5:22 | 6:54 |
| Aug | 12.9 | 5:38 | 6:35 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 5:52 | 6:01 |
| Oct | 11.4 | 6:07 | 5:28 |
| Nov | 10.7 | 6:28 | 5:07 |
| Dec | 10.3 | 6:49 | 5:08 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Phuentsholing averages about 12 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 24 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 6.4 months, from around Oct 4 to Apr 15. The sunniest month is October, with roughly 19 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is July, down near 0 sunny days — about 100% fewer than the October peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 20 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Bright | Brilliant | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Bright |
| Feb | 17 | Bright |
| Mar | 18 | Bright |
| Apr | 12 | Mixed |
| May | 7 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 2 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 0 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 0 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 4 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 20 | Bright |
| Nov | 23 | Brilliant |
| Dec | 22 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Phuentsholing, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 6.5 months, from around April 14 to October 27. The muggiest month is May, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 97% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 28 to April 13, and December is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 98 | 85 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 87 |
| Comfortable (%) | 2 | 13 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 12 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 86 | 98 | 97 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 85 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 59 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 14 | 25 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 23 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 86 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 2 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 3 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 82 | 0 |
| Oct | 2 | 16 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov | 37 | 45 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 87 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Phuentsholing is steady company: average speeds sit near 3 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | calm |
| Feb | 4 | calm |
| Mar | 4 | calm |
| Apr | 4 | calm |
| May | 4 | calm |
| Jun | 3 | calm |
| Jul | 4 | calm |
| Aug | 3 | calm |
| Sep | 3 | calm |
| Oct | 3 | calm |
| Nov | 3 | calm |
| Dec | 3 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Phuentsholing
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Phuentsholing's monsoon runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Phuentsholing
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Phuentsholing throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid March, Phuentsholing is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Phuentsholing for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid October to late March, with a peak score in the last week of November.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | fair | poor | poor | poor | fair | good | ideal | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.7 | ideal |
| Feb | 7.9 | ideal |
| Mar | 7.6 | ideal |
| Apr | 5.8 | good |
| May | 4.4 | fair |
| Jun | 3.4 | poor |
| Jul | 3.2 | poor |
| Aug | 3.2 | poor |
| Sep | 4.0 | fair |
| Oct | 7.2 | good |
| Nov | 8.9 | ideal |
| Dec | 8.4 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Phuentsholing for hot-weather activities run from late February to early April and again from mid October to early December, with a peak score in the first week of November.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Phuentsholing, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 28°C), the essentials are light clothes and rain gear. In the cold season around January (highs near 19°C), pack a light layer.
In August, Phuentsholing sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Phuentsholing by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Phuentsholing peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 4 (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) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | High | High | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 7 | Very high |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 10 | Extreme |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 5 | High |
| Dec | 4 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Phuentsholing
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 3.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 | 0 |
| Feb | 4.5 | 0 |
| Mar | 7 | 4 |
| Apr | 7 | 3.5 |
| May | 8 | 5 |
| Jun | 8 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 6 | 2 |
| Nov | 5 | 0 |
| Dec | 4 | 0 |
Air quality in Phuentsholing by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Phuentsholing is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× 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) | 71 | 79 | 65 | 54 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 62 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 71 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 79 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 65 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 54 | Poor |
| May | 39 | Poor |
| Jun | 28 | Moderate |
| Jul | 20 | Moderate |
| Aug | 24 | Moderate |
| Sep | 29 | Moderate |
| Oct | 41 | Poor |
| Nov | 52 | Poor |
| Dec | 62 | Unhealthy |
Growing season
Phuentsholing is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Phuentsholing banks about 4,181 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 140 | 193 | 325 | 387 | 440 | 452 | 472 | 476 | 441 | 390 | 276 | 188 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 140 |
| Feb | 193 |
| Mar | 325 |
| Apr | 387 |
| May | 440 |
| Jun | 452 |
| Jul | 472 |
| Aug | 476 |
| Sep | 441 |
| Oct | 390 |
| Nov | 276 |
| Dec | 188 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Phuentsholing receives about 3.9 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — moderate — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.0 and 5.1 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 3.8 months, from around Feb 14 to Jun 10. The brightest month is April, averaging about 5.0 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is July, down near 3.2 kWh/m² — roughly 35% less than the April peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4.7 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.0 | Bright |
| May | 4.5 | Bright |
| Jun | 3.6 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3.5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 3.5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 4.0 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.6 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.2 | Moderate |
Where is Phuentsholing?
Phuentsholing sits at 26.9°N, 89.4°E, 330 m above sea level, in Bhutan. The nearest listed city is Paro, 64 km away.
Topography around Phuentsholing
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Phuentsholing.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Phuentsholing has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m around an average of 290 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,634 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,184 m.
The land around Phuentsholing is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and cropland (21%) within 80 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 Phuentsholing (26.8516°, 89.3884°, elevation 330 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).