FESTIVAL DATES FOR 2009  


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FESTIVAL

PLACE

DATES

1

PUNAKHA DROMCHE and TSECHU

PUNAKHA

1ST –  8TH MARCH
 

2

CHORTEN KORA
 

TRASHIYANGTSE

11TH MARCH & 26TH MARCH

3

GOMKORA
 

TRASHIGANG

2ND – 4TH APRIL

4

CHHUKHA TSECHU
 

CHHUKHA

7TH – 9TH APRIL

5

PARO TSECHU
 

PARO

5TH – 9TH APRIL

6

URA YAKCHOE
 

BUMTHANG

5TH – 9TH MAY

7

NIMALUNG TSECHU
 

BUMTHANG

30TH JUNE – 2ND JULY 

8

KURJEY TSECHU
 

BUMTHANG

2ND JULY

9

WANGDUE TSECHU
 

WANGDUE PHODRANG

26TH – 28TH SEPTEMBER

10

TAMSHINGPHALA CHOEPA
 

BUMTHANG

27TH – 29TH SEPTEMBER

11

THIMPHU DRUPCHEN
 

THIMPHU

23RD – 27TH SEPTEMBER

12

THIMPHU TSECHU
 

THIMPHU

28TH – 30TH SEPTEMBER

13

TANGBI MANI
 

BUMTHANG

3RD – 5TH OCTOBER

14

JAMBAY LHAKHANG DRUP

BUMTHANG

2ND – 6TH NOVEMBER

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AVERAGE TEMPERATURES

Places

Jan

Maxi - min

Feb

Max - min

Mar

Max - min

Apr

Max - min

May

Max - min

Jun

Max - min

Jul

Max - min

Aug

Max - min

Sept

Max - min

Oct

Max - min

Nov

Max - min

Dec

Max - min

Paro

9.4 -5.8

13.4 1.5

14.5 0.6

17.6 4.6

23.5 10.6

25.4 14.1

26.8 14.9

25.3 14.7

23.4 11.7

18.7 7.4

13.9 1.4

11.2 -1.7

Thimphu

12.3 -2.6

14.4 0.6

16.4 3.9

20.0 7.1

22.5 13.1

24.4 15.2

18.9 13.4

25.0 15.8

23.1 15.0

21.9 10.4

17.9 5.0

14.5 -1.1

Punakha

16.1 4.2

19.6 5.3

21.2 9.2

24.4 11.9

27.2 14.8

31.2 19.5

32.0 21.6

31.4 19.8

29.9 20.4

27.8 18.9

22.3 13.0

15.0 7.9

Wangdi

17.0 4.3

19.0 7.8

22.8 10.4

26.2 12.9

29.1 17.7

29.2 20.1

18.4 16.2

29.1 20.0

27.5 19.1

26.1 14.7

22.6 9.6

19.1 6.3

Trongsa

13.0 -0.2

13.9 0.4

16.7 4.4

20.1 6.6

21.0 11.6

22.2 13.6

25.3 15.3

23.8 15.0

22.6 14.2

21.8 11.7

19.8 6.4

18.2 2.5

Bumtha

10.8 -5.1

10.0 -1.4

16.2 3.5

18.7 3.9

21.3 9.5

22.5 13.5

14.1 10.9

23.0 13.7

21.6 12.1

19.5 5.9

16.1 -0.5

12.3 -2.3

Mongar

15.5 8.2

15.9 8.3

20.0 11.6

22.8 14.0

25.1 17.4

26.1 19.5

16.1 15.8

25.4 19.6

24.7 19.4

22.7 11.2

19.9 11.2

15.7 9.5

Trashigang

20.4 10.5

21.7 11.5

24.8 14.4

28.3 17.0

30.0 20.6

30.7 22.6

31.5 23.1

30.2 22.7

30.0 23.9

29.1 11.7

26.1 13.6

23.0 11.6


TREKKING SEASON

Name of the treks

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Gangtey

s

s

s

s

s

s

m

m

s

s

s

s

Samtengang

s

s

s

s

s

s

m

m

m

s

s

s

Lingshi/Laya/Lunana Snowman

x

x

x

s

s

s

s

s

s

s

x

x

Gasa Hot Spring

s

s

s

s

s

m

m

m

s

s

s

s

Jumolhari

x

x

s

s

s

s

m

m

s

s

s

x

Druk Path

x

x

s

s

s

s

m

m

s

s

s

x

Dagala

x

x

s

s

s

s

m

m

s

s

s

x

Bumthang/Dur Tsa-chu/Wild East Rodung-la

x

x

x

s

s

s

m

m

s

s

s

x

 
 
 
 
 
   
  S ------- Season for trekking.
M-------Moderate season as there are chances of rain during these months.
X------- Routes closed due to heavy snow.

Note: In normal weather conditions only.
Peak seasons for trekking or cultural: Spring- March/April/ May
Autumn- September/October/ November.
   
 
DISTANCES
From
To

Kms

Hrs

Mins

Thimphu
Paro

65

2

Thimphu
Phuntsholing

176

6

Phuntsholing
Bagdrogra India

200

4

Thimphu
Wangdi phodrang

70

2

30

Thimphu
Punakha

77

2

45

Punakha
Wangdi phodrang

13

30

Wangdi Phodrang
Trongsa

129

4

30

Trongsa
Bumtha

68

2

Bumtha
Mongar

198

7

Mongar
Lhuntse

76

3

Mongar
Trashigang

90

4

Trashigang
Trashiyangtse

52

1

45

Trashigang
Samdrup Jongkhar

180

6

Samdrup Jongkhar
Gauhati ( India)

110

3

Samdrup Jongkhar
Phuntsholing

380

9

30

Thimphu
Trashiyaangtse

560

21

30

 
 
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