Best: Apr, Oct-Nov · Great: Sep · Apr for Paro Tsechu
It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on June and a markedly drier stretch around November. In October, expect highs around 20°C with rain on roughly 4 days of the month.
Paro Tsechu (April) — One of Bhutan's largest masked-dance festivals, held over five days in spring at Paro Dzong (date shifts with the lunar calendar, usually March–April).
Trekking and monastery visits define a trip here, and Thimphu Tshechu, a masked-dance festival, typically falls in autumn.
Try ema datshi, chili peppers in cheese sauce, Bhutan's national dish.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect cool days around 12°/-3°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 14°/-1°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 17°/4°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/7°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 22°/11°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/15°C, with very wet conditions (~20 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 26°/17°C, with very wet conditions (~20 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 26°/17°C, with very wet conditions (~18 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/14°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 20°/9°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 17°/4°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 14°/-1°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).