Trongsa in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Trongsa sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 1721 mm of rain over about 92 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Trongsa's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Trongsa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
10°C
Rainfall
1721 mm
92 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
2.6
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Trongsa in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.

A typical summer day in Trongsa reaches about 16°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Trongsa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

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

Trongsa weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°511211.510.50.0
Feb / -5°9316.914.5110.1
Mar / -2°18526.717.811.80.8
Apr11° / 19528.37.812.61.6
May14° / 28230.40.813.32.2
Jun16° / 517300.113.72.5
Jul16° / 11°70031013.62.6
Aug17° / 10°504310132.6
Sep16° / 36829.20.112.22.5
Oct13° / 15023.31.711.32.5
Nov10° / -1°5615.35.910.61.8
Dec / -4°3910.67.710.30.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Trongsa gets around 1721 mm of rain over 92 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 3 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min in early June to 12 h 36 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 3.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Trongsa

In seasonPeak

In summer, Trongsa overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Trongsa'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 summer a good time to visit Trongsa?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Trongsa.

What to pack for Trongsa in Summer

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

In summer, Trongsa sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 92 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Trongsa in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Trongsa peaks around July 12 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 12UV 15Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul15Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec5High
Location & terrain

Where is Trongsa?

Trongsa sits at 27.5°N, 90.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Bhutan. The nearest listed city is Jakar, 25 km away.

JakarPunakhaTsirangMongarThimphuTrashigangParoSamdrup Jongkhar

Topography around Trongsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trongsa has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,567 m around an average of 2,399 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,264 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,311 m.

The land around Trongsa is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,567 m
16 km
3,264 m
80 km
7,311 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen
Summer weather nearby: Jakar 25 km · Punakha 63 km · Tsirang 66 km · Mongar 77 km · Thimphu 85 km · Trashigang 105 km · Paro 108 km · Samdrup Jongkhar 126 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 Trongsa (27.5026°, 90.5072°, 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.