Phuntsholing
City in Bhutan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Phuentsoling-051215: Christopher J. Fynn, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Phuntsholing is a city in Bhutan, in Chukha. About 27,658 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Bhutan in our atlas.
It lies at 26.85° N, 89.39° E, about 330 m (1,083 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Thimphu time zone.
Location
Red dot: Phuntsholing. Green dots: other major cities of Bhutan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Phuntsholing has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 24°C (75°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 3°C (37°F). Around 1,618 mm (64 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in BhutanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1252484 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q856162 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Phuentsoling-051215: Christopher J. Fynn, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)