Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Thimphu across the year
Best-looking months for Thimphu: Mar, Apr, Nov. Rated avoid: Jun, Jul, Aug.
- JanMixedLowLowNone listed
- FebMixedLowLow3 events
- MarGreatMediumMedium3 events
- AprGreatHighHigh2 events
- MayMixedMediumMedium1 event
- JunAvoidLowLow1 event
- JulAvoidLowLowNone listed
- AugAvoidLowLowNone listed
- SepMixedMediumMedium2 events
- OctGreatHighHigh1 event
- NovGreatMediumMediumNone listed
- DecGoodLowLow1 event
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
March in Thimphu
Typical highs 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C), lows 4°C (39°F)39°F (4°C), rain on about 6 days.
- WeatherGreat
- Rhododendrons start; festival season begins. Typical highs around 16 °C, lows around 4 °C, rain on about 6 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Thimphu
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: Bhutan overall. Spring starts, rhododendrons; Paro Tshechu in some years.Based on: Bhutan overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: Bhutan overall.Based on: Bhutan overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events3 events
- 3 listed, 1 with a big effect on crowds and closures: Spring festival season; Losar, Bhutanese New Year; Paro Tshechu.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Spring festival season (Varies by district)checkMasked dances and crowds; book ahead.
- Losar, Bhutanese New Year (Mid-Feb or Mar (check))Shops and offices close for days; families travel; some restaurants shut.
- Paro Tshechu (Mar–Apr (lunar, check 2027 dates))The biggest spring festival: masked dances and the giant thangka unveiled at dawn on the last day; Paro sold out.