Thimphu weather in March

In March, Thimphu sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 152 mm of precipitation across 27 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Thimphu's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thimphu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 152 mm; 27 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:17 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.8; out of 10

Thimphu is capital of Bhutan.

Air quality: Moderate; PM10 42 µg/m³ · 2015
Density: 3,655/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1955

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Thimphu reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

	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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	0
2	10	0
3	10	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	11	1
10	11	1
11	11	1
12	11	1
13	11	1
14	11	1
15	11	1
16	11	1
17	11	1
18	12	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	2
23	12	2
24	12	2
25	12	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	13	3

How March really feels in Thimphu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Thimphu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / -3°	66	17.2	16.4	10.5	0.8
Feb	8° / -2°	94	21	16.2	11	1.1
Mar	11° / 1°	152	27	10.5	11.8	1.8
Apr	15° / 4°	160	26.1	1	12.6	2.8
May	17° / 8°	236	28.8	0	13.3	3.3
Jun	19° / 12°	378	29.2	0	13.7	3.2
Jul	19° / 13°	484	30.2	0	13.6	3.1
Aug	19° / 13°	350	28.8	0	13	3.3
Sep	18° / 11°	255	26.2	0	12.2	3.5
Oct	16° / 6°	139	22.8	0.1	11.3	3.5
Nov	12° / 1°	72	18.2	2.4	10.6	2.7
Dec	9° / -2°	59	17	9.8	10.3	1.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

	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 (%)	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	45	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	41	42	41	41	41
Cloudier (%)	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	58	59	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	44	56
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Thimphu gets around 152 mm of rain and snow over 27 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 87% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88
Snow chance (%)	53	53	52	51	50	49	47	46	45	44	43	42	40	39	37	36	34	32	31	29	28	26	24	22	21	19	17	15	14	13	12

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	84	53
2	84	53
3	85	52
4	85	51
5	85	50
6	86	49
7	86	47
8	86	46
9	87	45
10	87	44
11	87	43
12	87	42
13	87	40
14	87	39
15	87	37
16	87	36
17	87	34
18	87	32
19	88	31
20	88	29
21	88	28
22	88	26
23	88	24
24	88	22
25	88	21
26	88	19
27	88	17
28	88	15
29	88	14
30	88	13
31	88	12

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March 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 March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, 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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:13 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)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:33	5:56
2	11.4	6:32	5:57
3	11.4	6:31	5:58
4	11.5	6:30	5:58
5	11.5	6:29	5:59
6	11.5	6:28	5:59
7	11.5	6:27	6:00
8	11.6	6:26	6:01
9	11.6	6:25	6:01
10	11.6	6:24	6:02
11	11.7	6:23	6:02
12	11.7	6:22	6:03
13	11.7	6:21	6:03
14	11.7	6:19	6:04
15	11.8	6:18	6:04
16	11.8	6:17	6:05
17	11.8	6:16	6:06
18	11.9	6:15	6:06
19	11.9	6:14	6:07
20	11.9	6:13	6:07
21	11.9	6:11	6:08
22	12.0	6:10	6:08
23	12.0	6:09	6:09
24	12.0	6:08	6:09
25	12.0	6:07	6:10
26	12.1	6:06	6:10
27	12.1	6:05	6:11
28	12.1	6:03	6:11
29	12.2	6:02	6:12
30	12.2	6:01	6:12
31	12.2	6:00	6:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 4.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Thimphu

In seasonPeak

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

Thimphu's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Thimphu?

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

1.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thimphu.

What to pack for Thimphu in March

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

In March, Thimphu sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Thimphu in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thimphu peaks around July 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 5 (high).

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)	6	8	11	12	14	15	15	14	13	10	7	5
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	15	Extreme
Jul	15	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	7	High
Dec	5	High

Air quality in Thimphu in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Thimphu is worst in February — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (September, 4 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)	7	16	15	15	10	6	4	4	4	4	5	6
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	10	Good
Jun	6	Good
Jul	4	Good
Aug	4	Good
Sep	4	Good
Oct	4	Good
Nov	5	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Thimphu?

Thimphu sits at 27.5°N, 89.6°E, 2,320 m above sea level, in Bhutan. The nearest listed city is Paro, 23 km away.

Topography around Thimphu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thimphu has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,129 m around an average of 2,631 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,897 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,127 m.

The land around Thimphu is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,129 m

trees 55%

16 km

2,897 m

trees 85%

80 km

7,127 m

trees 65%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen

← February Thimphu year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Paro 23 km · Punakha 27 km · Tsirang 69 km · Phuentsholing 73 km · Trongsa 85 km · Jakar 110 km · Darjeeling 144 km · Mongar 159 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 Thimphu (27.4661°, 89.6419°, elevation 2,320 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	10	0
2	10	0
3	10	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	11	1
10	11	1
11	11	1
12	11	1
13	11	1
14	11	1
15	11	1
16	11	1
17	11	1
18	12	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	2
23	12	2
24	12	2
25	12	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	44	56
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	84	53
2	84	53
3	85	52
4	85	51
5	85	50
6	86	49
7	86	47
8	86	46
9	87	45
10	87	44
11	87	43
12	87	42
13	87	40
14	87	39
15	87	37
16	87	36
17	87	34
18	87	32
19	88	31
20	88	29
21	88	28
22	88	26
23	88	24
24	88	22
25	88	21
26	88	19
27	88	17
28	88	15
29	88	14
30	88	13
31	88	12

	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	10	0
2	10	0
3	10	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	11	1
10	11	1
11	11	1
12	11	1
13	11	1
14	11	1
15	11	1
16	11	1
17	11	1
18	12	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	2
23	12	2
24	12	2
25	12	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	44	56
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	84	53
2	84	53
3	85	52
4	85	51
5	85	50
6	86	49
7	86	47
8	86	46
9	87	45
10	87	44
11	87	43
12	87	42
13	87	40
14	87	39
15	87	37
16	87	36
17	87	34
18	87	32
19	88	31
20	88	29
21	88	28
22	88	26
23	88	24
24	88	22
25	88	21
26	88	19
27	88	17
28	88	15
29	88	14
30	88	13
31	88	12

	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	10	0
2	10	0
3	10	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	11	1
10	11	1
11	11	1
12	11	1
13	11	1
14	11	1
15	11	1
16	11	1
17	11	1
18	12	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	2
23	12	2
24	12	2
25	12	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	44	56
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	42	58
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	84	53
2	84	53
3	85	52
4	85	51
5	85	50
6	86	49
7	86	47
8	86	46
9	87	45
10	87	44
11	87	43
12	87	42
13	87	40
14	87	39
15	87	37
16	87	36
17	87	34
18	87	32
19	88	31
20	88	29
21	88	28
22	88	26
23	88	24
24	88	22
25	88	21
26	88	19
27	88	17
28	88	15
29	88	14
30	88	13
31	88	12

	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