Climate of Sawaphu

Sawaphu has a moderate climate. There is a lot of rainfall in the summer, and in the winter it is quite dry again. The average annual temperature for Sawaphu is 13° degrees and there is about 1976 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 83 days a year with an average humidity of 68% and an UV-index of 3.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 6°C and 19°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -2°C and 13°C
Rain: it rains 245 days and there is a total of approximately 1975 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 10 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3465 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 6°C and 19°C
Warmest month:	19°C in August
Coldest month:	6°C in January
Night temperature:	between -2°C and 13°C
Dry days:	110 days
Days with rain:	245 days
Days with snow:	10 days
Total rain sum:	1975 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3465 hours

Climate of Sawaphu
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Sawaphu
The best travel time for Sawaphu
Climate of Sawaphu by month
Experiences with the weather of Sawaphu

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Sawaphu.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Sawaphu.

Climate table of Sawaphu

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Sawaphu. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Sawaphu might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	6	8	10	13	15	17	18	19	17	14	10	8
Night temp. (°C)	-2	-1	2	6	9	12	13	13	11	6	3	0
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	13	26	77	126	193	284	453	387	264	110	26	16
Days with rain	7	10	19	24	29	30	30	29	27	17	14	9
Days with snow	2	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Dry days	22	15	8	6	2	-	1	2	3	14	15	22
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	7	8	10	12	11	11	10	11	11	8	7	7
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2

Best time to visit Sawaphu

The best time to visit Sawaphu in Bhutan is from January through March and October through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and sometimes precipitation. The highest average temperature in Sawaphu is 19°C in August and the lowest is 6°C in January.

Climate of Sawaphu by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Sawaphu? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January