Tsirang climate — normals and trends
Tsirang (Bhutan) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 5,005 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tsirang averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 303 rainy days per year.
Tsirang 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 29.9 °C (on 11 August 2006) and the coldest -5.7 °C (on 26 January 1953).
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
TsirangTsirang District
- coords
- 27.02°, 90.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
5,005mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
6.8km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
303 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.5 cm
Average feels-like high
21.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · p = < 0.001
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
29.9 °C
11 August 2006
Coldest day
-5.7 °C
26 January 1953
Wettest day
328 mm
4 August 1974
Windiest day
12.7 km/h
5 April 1945
Strongest gust
76.0 km/h
26 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
4 August 2020
Coldest feels-like
-9.7 °C
26 January 1953
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
7 February 1997
Sunniest day
13.6 h
19 June 1953
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 136 mm | -64 mm |
| Feb | 14.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 368 mm | +153 mm |
| Mar | 18.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 322 mm | +79 mm |
| Apr | 21.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 321 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 765 mm | +300 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 338 mm | -417 mm |
| Jul | 26.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 352 mm | -679 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 769 mm | +47 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 461 mm | -70 mm |
| Oct | 23.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 362 mm | +97 mm |
| Nov | 20.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 63 mm | -61 mm |
| Dec | 17.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 39 mm | -96 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tsirang?
Tsirang has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 5,005 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tsirang?
The hottest day measured in Tsirang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2006, reaching 29.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tsirang?
The coldest day measured in Tsirang between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1953, at -5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Tsirang?
Yes. Tsirang gets on average 8.5 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Tsirang warmed?
Yes: Tsirang warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tsirang?
The wettest day measured in Tsirang between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1974, with 328 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tsirang?
The windiest day measured in Tsirang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1945, with winds reaching 12.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tsirang?
The warmest month in Tsirang is August (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tsirang?
Tsirang receives on average 5,005 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 303 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tsirang?
Tsirang gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tsirang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tsirang between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1997, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tsirang?
Yes: Tsirang has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tsirang?
In Tsirang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 4 August 2020, and the lowest was -9.7 °C on 26 January 1953.
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