Thimphu
Capital of Bhutan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Thimphu-12-vom Buddha Dordenma-2015-gje: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan, in Thimphu District. About 98,676 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Bhutan in our atlas.
It lies at 27.47° N, 89.64° E, about 2,320 m (7,612 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Thimphu time zone.
Location
Red dot: Thimphu. Green dots: other major cities of Bhutan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Thimphu has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 17°C (62°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -8°C (18°F). Around 1,025 mm (40 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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in BhutanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1252416 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q9270 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Thimphu-12-vom Buddha Dordenma-2015-gje: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- The National Folk Heritage Museum, Thimphu, Bhutan: User: (WT-shared) Shoestring at wts wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Clock Tower square, Norzin Lam, Thimphu: Stephen Shephard, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
