Capital of Bhutan
Thimphu
Photo: Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Asia/Thimphu
- Country
- Bhutan
- Population
- 98,676
- Elevation
- 2,320 m
- Airports
- PBH
- 23 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 3,410 km
- 4 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Thimphu, month by month
- Jan5°
- Feb6°
- Mar9°
- Apr12°
- May14°
- Jun17°
- Jul17°
- Aug16°
- Sept15°
- Oct12°
- Nov9°
- Dec6°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
No month is both mild to warm and not wet, on these averages.
Mean highs run from 5°C in January to 17°C in June, with about 1,025 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for ThimphuModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 1,117 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
Airports
Airports serving Thimphu
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBThimphu
3,410 km
4 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHThimphu
3,500 km
4 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Thimphu
- Country
- Bhutan
- Currency
- Bhutanese Ngultrum BTNToday's indicative rate: BTN 10 ≈ USD 0.105Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, D, F and G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110fire112ambulance113policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +975 · On the left
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