Bhutan experiences the four seasons. Its topography, from 150m above sea level in the south, to above 8000m in the far north, means that climate differs depending on your location.
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| Town | Elevation (m) | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo | Hi | Lo |
| Paro | 2,280 | 9 | -5 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 11 | -1 |
| Thimphu | 2,320 | 12 | -2 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 14 | -1 |
| Punakha | 1,300 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 27 | 14 | 31 | 19 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
| Wangdue | 1,350 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 26 | 12 | 29 | 17 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 6 |
| Trongsa | 2,316 | 13 | -0 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 2 |
| Bumthang | 2,600 | 10 | -5 | 10 | -1 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 16 | -0 | 12 | -2 |
| Mongar | 1,830 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 9 |
| Trashigang | 1,150 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 29 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 11 |
Seasons in Bhutan
Spring is a botanist’s delight as rhododendrons, wild azaleas, and masses of wildflowers including the edelweiss cover the meadows like carpet. Pear and apple blossoms add a dainty touch to the valleys as their pink and white blooms add a sense of new wonder to the land that is about to burst with abundant growth again.
Summer is an abundant time of the year as flowers are in bloom and the valleys are covered in green, weeping willows sweep the banks of many of the rivers and the pine cones glisten in the sun, so full with resin they are ready to plummet to the ground.
Autumn casts a bright golden glow on the vast landscape and is one of the more crowded times of the year for tourism to Bhutan. In fall, rice fields ripen to a golden brown under crisp blue skies. The merry pink and white of cosmos flowers dot the countryside.
Winter has its moments. The days are full of sunshine while evenings can turn chilly. The winter landscape lays bare the majesty of the mountains and the sweeping valleys. Soft tufts of cloud drape lazily over mountain tops as if waiting for new life to blow it across the landscape.