Phuntsholing climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Phuntsholing?

Phuntsholing has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 3,309 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Phuntsholing?

The hottest day measured in Phuntsholing between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1960, reaching 37.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Phuntsholing?

The coldest day measured in Phuntsholing between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at 1.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Phuntsholing?

Almost never: Phuntsholing sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Phuntsholing warmed?

Yes: Phuntsholing warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Phuntsholing?

The wettest day measured in Phuntsholing between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1967, with 375 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Phuntsholing?

The windiest day measured in Phuntsholing between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1989, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Phuntsholing?

The warmest month in Phuntsholing is August (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Phuntsholing?

Phuntsholing receives on average 3,309 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 185 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Phuntsholing?

Phuntsholing gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Phuntsholing (Bhutan) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 3,309 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is August (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Phuntsholing averages 0 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 185 rainy days per year.

Phuntsholing has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 2 May 1960) and the coldest 1.5 °C (on 31 January 1964).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

PhuntsholingChukha

coords: 26.85°, 89.39°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

20.8°C

Average daily high

24.7°C

Average daily low

17.3°C

Annual rainfall

3,309mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

6.3km/h

Seasonal range

10.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

17 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

185 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.1 °C

Average feels-like low

18.6 °C

Average peak gust

27.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

156 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

37.1 °C

2 May 1960

Coldest day

1.5 °C

31 January 1964

Wettest day

375 mm

9 July 1967

Windiest day

22.7 km/h

28 May 1989

Strongest gust

98.3 km/h

26 May 2009

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

4 August 2020

Coldest feels-like

-1.8 °C

31 January 1964

Sunniest day

13.6 h

9 June 1945

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.2 °C10 June 2025	9.4 °C27 January 2025	21.9 °C	2,970 mm	39
2024	33.8 °C26 July 2024	6.4 °C24 January 2024	21.9 °C	3,001 mm	62
2023	33.7 °C1 August 2023	7.0 °C12 January 2023	21.8 °C	3,762 mm	49
2022	32.2 °C15 July 2022	6.1 °C31 January 2022	21.4 °C	3,342 mm	32
2021	32.3 °C23 May 2021	6.0 °C31 January 2021	21.4 °C	3,382 mm	29
2020	33.3 °C4 August 2020	7.0 °C6 January 2020	21.1 °C	3,702 mm	20
2019	33.2 °C6 August 2019	4.8 °C3 January 2019	21.4 °C	3,540 mm	32
2018	32.6 °C10 June 2018	5.4 °C8 January 2018	21.1 °C	3,116 mm	12
2017	32.4 °C18 July 2017	5.4 °C14 January 2017	21.6 °C	3,089 mm	19
2016	32.0 °C25 August 2016	7.5 °C3 January 2016	21.6 °C	3,708 mm	16
2015	31.8 °C28 July 2015	6.4 °C14 January 2015	21.2 °C	3,495 mm	13
2014	34.2 °C25 April 2014	7.3 °C29 December 2014	21.4 °C	3,086 mm	26
2013	33.3 °C13 April 2013	4.9 °C11 January 2013	21.5 °C	2,640 mm	30
2012	33.1 °C8 May 2012	5.6 °C15 January 2012	21.1 °C	3,483 mm	31
2011	31.5 °C13 September 2011	6.9 °C29 December 2011	21.3 °C	3,140 mm	14
2010	33.1 °C4 April 2010	7.4 °C3 January 2010	21.8 °C	4,150 mm	17
2009	31.5 °C23 May 2009	8.3 °C27 December 2009	21.7 °C	3,273 mm	30
2008	31.9 °C23 April 2008	6.9 °C31 January 2008	21.2 °C	3,596 mm	18
2007	33.6 °C6 May 2007	7.0 °C30 January 2007	21.3 °C	3,555 mm	32
2006	33.8 °C13 April 2006	8.6 °C26 January 2006	21.7 °C	2,488 mm	35
2005	31.3 °C18 September 2005	8.2 °C9 December 2005	21.2 °C	3,211 mm	12
2004	32.8 °C8 May 2004	7.4 °C8 January 2004	21.0 °C	3,835 mm	8
2003	32.6 °C24 July 2003	6.6 °C23 January 2003	20.9 °C	3,432 mm	10
2002	30.7 °C20 March 2002	7.6 °C5 January 2002	21.2 °C	3,270 mm	8
2001	34.3 °C7 April 2001	6.6 °C17 January 2001	21.4 °C	2,358 mm	14
2000	31.9 °C13 May 2000	7.0 °C8 January 2000	21.0 °C	2,802 mm	15
1999	32.2 °C4 April 1999	4.2 °C14 January 1999	21.6 °C	3,927 mm	14
1998	35.7 °C20 May 1998	6.0 °C29 December 1998	21.4 °C	3,892 mm	10
1997	32.2 °C27 August 1997	6.2 °C19 February 1997	20.6 °C	3,366 mm	5
1996	34.8 °C18 April 1996	7.7 °C21 December 1996	21.1 °C	3,645 mm	28
1995	33.1 °C25 April 1995	4.3 °C14 January 1995	21.3 °C	3,995 mm	26
1994	33.6 °C3 May 1994	6.6 °C21 January 1994	21.1 °C	2,268 mm	16
1993	31.7 °C3 April 1993	6.6 °C2 January 1993	20.8 °C	3,925 mm	10
1992	35.7 °C15 April 1992	5.2 °C24 December 1992	20.7 °C	2,393 mm	18
1991	32.2 °C21 August 1991	7.1 °C5 January 1991	20.8 °C	3,391 mm	7
1990	30.7 °C1 September 1990	7.4 °C2 January 1990	20.8 °C	3,273 mm	4
1989	34.3 °C22 April 1989	5.6 °C13 January 1989	20.7 °C	3,660 mm	21
1988	33.7 °C11 April 1988	7.2 °C23 December 1988	21.3 °C	3,886 mm	17
1987	32.6 °C19 May 1987	5.1 °C9 January 1987	21.1 °C	3,851 mm	19
1986	33.7 °C1 April 1986	5.8 °C29 December 1986	20.8 °C	2,667 mm	19
1985	32.0 °C15 April 1985	4.6 °C21 January 1985	20.9 °C	3,154 mm	10
1984	33.6 °C5 April 1984	5.9 °C18 January 1984	20.6 °C	3,304 mm	15
1983	32.7 °C29 March 1983	3.6 °C7 January 1983	20.5 °C	3,326 mm	18
1982	33.2 °C7 April 1982	7.7 °C5 January 1982	20.8 °C	2,751 mm	14
1981	31.8 °C11 June 1981	6.4 °C11 January 1981	20.8 °C	2,125 mm	6
1980	32.8 °C15 April 1980	6.3 °C7 February 1980	21.0 °C	2,092 mm	21
1979	33.2 °C26 April 1979	5.8 °C3 January 1979	21.3 °C	3,093 mm	38
1978	32.8 °C9 April 1978	2.5 °C9 January 1978	20.8 °C	2,607 mm	8
1977	31.6 °C24 March 1977	5.2 °C1 February 1977	20.5 °C	2,934 mm	16
1976	33.1 °C16 April 1976	6.9 °C24 January 1976	20.7 °C	3,147 mm	21
1975	33.8 °C10 April 1975	5.9 °C5 January 1975	20.7 °C	3,050 mm	18
1974	31.3 °C13 August 1974	6.5 °C7 February 1974	20.5 °C	4,093 mm	6
1973	34.7 °C17 April 1973	8.1 °C17 January 1973	21.2 °C	4,426 mm	32
1972	31.5 °C13 July 1972	6.6 °C9 February 1972	20.7 °C	4,057 mm	3
1971	30.7 °C25 March 1971	5.6 °C30 January 1971	20.3 °C	3,288 mm	5
1970	32.2 °C21 August 1970	6.8 °C28 January 1970	20.5 °C	3,180 mm	5
1969	30.9 °C7 May 1969	4.8 °C15 January 1969	20.6 °C	2,132 mm	2
1968	31.5 °C21 April 1968	6.1 °C3 February 1968	20.1 °C	3,002 mm	8
1967	31.6 °C18 May 1967	6.4 °C3 January 1967	20.3 °C	3,168 mm	2
1966	32.2 °C2 May 1966	8.0 °C30 January 1966	20.5 °C	4,481 mm	23
1965	31.5 °C27 April 1965	6.8 °C9 December 1965	20.1 °C	3,471 mm	5
1964	33.6 °C26 March 1964	1.5 °C31 January 1964	20.9 °C	3,479 mm	33
1963	34.1 °C31 March 1963	5.5 °C2 February 1963	20.7 °C	3,896 mm	15
1962	34.4 °C15 April 1962	5.6 °C4 January 1962	20.5 °C	3,388 mm	20
1961	34.6 °C24 April 1961	3.3 °C25 December 1961	20.6 °C	2,793 mm	21
1960	37.1 °C2 May 1960	5.7 °C2 January 1960	21.4 °C	3,837 mm	49
1959	32.4 °C10 April 1959	6.4 °C24 December 1959	20.4 °C	3,647 mm	11
1958	31.1 °C27 March 1958	8.0 °C18 February 1958	20.9 °C	4,499 mm	8
1957	36.4 °C21 April 1957	6.3 °C13 January 1957	20.8 °C	2,889 mm	59
1956	34.4 °C18 April 1956	7.4 °C3 January 1956	20.5 °C	4,180 mm	13
1955	32.5 °C24 April 1955	5.9 °C30 December 1955	20.5 °C	3,625 mm	18
1954	32.2 °C28 April 1954	6.5 °C26 December 1954	20.4 °C	4,117 mm	8
1953	30.2 °C13 August 1953	3.1 °C26 January 1953	19.6 °C	2,693 mm	1
1952	30.1 °C14 April 1952	7.3 °C15 January 1952	19.9 °C	3,379 mm	1
1951	30.3 °C24 July 1951	7.4 °C21 December 1951	20.0 °C	3,819 mm	1
1950	29.9 °C26 April 1950	6.5 °C12 February 1950	20.0 °C	3,677 mm	0
1949	28.7 °C21 September 1949	7.0 °C25 December 1949	19.8 °C	3,203 mm	0
1948	29.9 °C28 July 1948	6.4 °C13 December 1948	20.1 °C	2,839 mm	0
1947	32.7 °C18 May 1947	6.6 °C21 January 1947	20.6 °C	2,667 mm	15
1946	31.0 °C19 March 1946	7.4 °C2 January 1946	20.5 °C	3,281 mm	6
1945	32.1 °C10 April 1945	4.9 °C18 February 1945	20.0 °C	2,969 mm	12
1944	30.7 °C18 August 1944	6.5 °C21 January 1944	20.3 °C	2,888 mm	2
1943	29.8 °C10 July 1943	6.9 °C10 December 1943	19.5 °C	3,455 mm	0
1942	31.4 °C22 April 1942	6.7 °C31 January 1942	20.2 °C	4,295 mm	11
1941	30.3 °C10 July 1941	6.9 °C31 January 1941	19.9 °C	2,775 mm	1
1940	31.4 °C1 July 1940	5.8 °C11 January 1940	19.9 °C	1,884 mm	4

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.9 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

39 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2970 mm

-339 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	20.4 °C	+1.3 °C	7 mm	-6 mm
Feb	20.9 °C	-0.4 °C	20 mm	+5 mm
Mar	24.9 °C	-0.5 °C	54 mm	+18 mm
Apr	27.1 °C	-0.1 °C	101 mm	+17 mm
May	26.9 °C	-0.1 °C	523 mm	+272 mm
Jun	29.3 °C	+2.2 °C	302 mm	-391 mm
Jul	29.6 °C	+2.8 °C	448 mm	-553 mm
Aug	28.1 °C	+1.1 °C	833 mm	+148 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	+2.6 °C	368 mm	-34 mm
Oct	27.5 °C	+1.9 °C	271 mm	+157 mm
Nov	25.1 °C	+1.8 °C	42 mm	+33 mm
Dec	21.3 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.2 °C

10 Jun 2025

Coldest day

9.4 °C

27 Jan 2025

Wettest day

151.1 mm

5 Oct 2025

Windiest day

14.9 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

58.3 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.2 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

8.2 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.1 h

10 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Phuntsholing?

Phuntsholing has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 3,309 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Phuntsholing?

The hottest day measured in Phuntsholing between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1960, reaching 37.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Phuntsholing?

The coldest day measured in Phuntsholing between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at 1.5 °C.

Does it snow in Phuntsholing?

Almost never: Phuntsholing sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Phuntsholing warmed?

Yes: Phuntsholing warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Phuntsholing?

The wettest day measured in Phuntsholing between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1967, with 375 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Phuntsholing?

The windiest day measured in Phuntsholing between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1989, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Phuntsholing?

The warmest month in Phuntsholing is August (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Phuntsholing?

Phuntsholing receives on average 3,309 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 185 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Phuntsholing?

Phuntsholing gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Phuntsholing?

Yes: Phuntsholing has on average 156 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Phuntsholing?

In Phuntsholing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 4 August 2020, and the lowest was -1.8 °C on 31 January 1964.

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