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Wangdue Phodrang in August

Mild and wet, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

August in Wangdue Phodrang is mild: highs near 67°F, lows near 51°F. Rain falls on almost every day, and the days shorten by 41 minutes from the first week to the last.August in Wangdue Phodrang is mild: highs near 19°C, lows near 11°C. Rain falls on almost every day, and the days shorten by 41 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
67°F19°Caverage
Low
51°F11°Caverage
Wet days
7a week · 100% of days
Daylight
13h 04mon average

Is August a good time to visit Wangdue Phodrang?

Yes. August is one of Wangdue Phodrang's best months (June to August).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How August sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 67°F in August, against 44°F to 67°F through the year.Highs near 19°C in August, against 7°C to 19°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

100% of days in August, against 59% to 100% through the year.

Cloud cover

82% cover in August, against 22% to 83% through the year.

Daylight

13h 04m in August, against 10h 26m to 13h 51m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with August shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

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  1. July67°19°low 52°low 11°7 wet days a weekRain on almost every day.
  2. August67°19°low 51°low 11°7 wet days a weekRain on almost every day.
  3. September65°18°low 48°low 9°7 wet days a weekRain on almost every day.

Where Wangdue Phodrang sits, in August

Asia/Thimphu
this place
typical high in August 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-August
5:30 AMsets 6:39 PM
Above the sea
3,000 mhigh country
Latitude
27.5°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Punakha32 km west

The land around Wangdue Phodrang, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Bhutan in August

high · low · wet days
See August on the planning mapThe whole year in Wangdue Phodrang

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Wangdue Phodrang. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (3,000 m) against the climate model's (3,405 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (3,000 m) against the climate model's (3,405 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.