Yongphulla weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇹 Bhutan · highland town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Yongphulla is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with June and July close behind. Yongphulla averages about 1,907 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 124 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,907
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 67/100
- Rain / year
- 1,085 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈25 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 2,547 m

When is the best time to visit Yongphulla?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Yongphulla is September, then June and July. The dullest month is January (7/100, 5 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Yongphulla?
Yongphulla gets a moderate 1,907 hours of sunshine a year. 60 Sunshine Score points separate September (67) from January (7), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 3 destinations in Bhutan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,971 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 56% of the annual 1,085 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 9° / 48°F | -3° / 27°F | 5 mm | 5 |
| February | 22 | 11° / 52°F | -2° / 28°F | 13 mm | 6 |
| March | 42 | 14° / 57°F | 0° / 32°F | 27 mm | 6 |
| April | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 4° / 39°F | 95 mm | 7 |
| May | 59 | 19° / 66°F | 8° / 46°F | 137 mm | 8 |
| June | 62 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 182 mm | 8 |
| July | 62 | 21° / 70°F | 12° / 54°F | 244 mm | 8 |
| August | 62 | 21° / 70°F | 12° / 54°F | 185 mm | 8 |
| September | 67 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 124 mm | 8 |
| October | 59 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 64 mm | 7 |
| November | 37 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 6 mm | 6 |
| December | 15 | 10° / 50°F | -1° / 30°F | 3 mm | 5 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Guwahati India · 128 km · best in Jan · 2,129 h sun/yr
- Paro Bhutan · 207 km · best in Oct · 2,071 h sun/yr
- Lhasa China · 235 km · best in May · 3,630 h sun/yr
- Sylhet Bangladesh · 257 km · best in Jan · 2,257 h sun/yr
- Saidpur Bangladesh · 308 km · best in Jan · 2,219 h sun/yr
- Siliguri India · 322 km · best in Jan · 2,057 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Jakar Bhutan · 83 km · 1,971 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Shannan China · 153 km · 2,963 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Shillong India · 179 km · 2,017 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Itanagar India · 213 km · 2,123 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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