FESTIVAL DATES 2007
 
 

Sl. No

FESTIVAL

PLACE

DATES

1

PUNAKHA DROMCHE
PUNAKAHA TSECHU

PUNAKHA

FEB 21ST- FEB 25TH
FEB 26TH - 28TH

2

CHORTEN KORA

TRASHIYANGTSE

MAR 3RD  &  MAR 19th

3

GOMKORA

TRASHIGANG

MAR 26TH   – MAR 28TH  

4

PARO TSHECHU

PARO

MAR 29TH   –APRIL 2ND 

5

CHHUKHA TSHECHU

CHHUKHA

MAR 31ST  – APRIL 2ND 

6

URA YAKCHOE

BUMTHANG

APRIL 27TH – MAY 1ST 

7

NIMALUNG TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

JUNE 23RD – JUNE 25TH 

8

KURJEY TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

JUNE 25th

9

THIMPHU DRUPCHEN

THIMPHU

SEPT 16TH  –SEPT 20TH

10

WANGDI TSHECHU

WANGDI PHODRANG

SEPT 20th  –SEPT 22ND 

11

THIMPHU TSHECHU

THIMPHU

SEPT 21ST –SEPT 23RD

12

TAMSHINGPHALA CHOEPA

BUMTHANG

SEPT 21ST – SEPT 23RD

13

TANGBI MANI

BUMTHANG

SEPT 25TH –SEPT 27TH

14

JAMBAY LAKHANG DRUP

BUMTHANG

OCT 25TH – OCT 29TH

15

PRAKER DUCHHOED

BUMTHANG

OCT 26TH – OCT 28TH

16

MONGAR TSHECHU

MONGAR

NOV 16TH – NOV 19TH

17

PEMAGATSEL TSHECHU

PEMAGATSEL

NOV 16TH – NOV 19TH 

18

TRASHIGANG TSHECHU

TRASHIGANG

NOV 17TH – NOV 20TH 

19

NALAKHAR TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

NOV 24TH – NOV 26TH

20

TRONGSA TSHECHU

TRONGSA

DEC 18TH  – DEC 20TH

21

LHUNTSE TSHECHU

LHUNTSE

DEC 18TH  – DEC 20TH

FESTIVAL DATES 2008

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FESTIVAL

PLACE

DATES

1

PUNAKHA DROMCHE

PUNAKHA

FEB 11- FEB 15

2

CHORTEN KORA

TRASHIYANGTSE

FEB 21 – MAR 7

3

GOMKORA

TRASHIGANG

MAR 14  – MAR 16 

4

PARO TSHECHU

PARO

MAR 17 –MAR 21

5

CHHUKHA TSHECHU

CHHUKHA

MAR 19   – MAR 21

6

URA YAKCHOE

BUMTHANG

APRIL 16 – APRIL 20 

7

NIMALUNG TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

JUL 10 – JUL 12

8

KURJEY TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

JULY 12

9

THIMPHU DRUPCHEN

THIMPHU

OCT 4  – OCT 8

10

WANGDI TSHECHU

WANGDI PHODRANG

OCT 7  – OCT 9 

11

THIMPHU TSHECHU

THIMPHU

OCT 9 – OCT 11

12

TAMSHINGPHALA CHOEPA

BUMTHANG

OCT 8 – OCT 10

13

TANGBI MANI

BUMTHANG

OCT 13 – OCT 15

14

JAMBAY LAKHANG DRUP

BUMTHANG

NOV 12 – NOV 16

15

PRAKHAR DUCHHOED

BUMTHANG

NOV 13 – NOV 15

16

MONGAR TSHECHU

MONGAR

DEC 4 – DEC 7

17

PEMAGATSEL TSHECHU

PEMAGATSEL

DEC 4 – DEC 7

18

TRASHIGANG TSHECHU

TRASHIGANG

DEC 5 – DEC 8

19

NALAKHAR TSHECHU

BUMTHANG

DEC 12 – DEC 14

20

TRONGSA TSHECHU

TRONGSA

JAN 5 – JAN 7 (2009)

21

LHUNTSE TSHECHU

LHUNTSE

JAN 5 – JAN 7 (2009)

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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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