When to go · Phuentsholing

Phuentsholing in January

Mixed month. Outside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Bhutan: Cold nights, clear days; Punakha is mild; some high roads icy.

Key facts

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Verdict

MixedBhutan month rating

Outside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Bhutan: Cold nights, clear days; Punakha is mild; some high roads icy.

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Southern foothills, Bhutan · Phuentsholing, Gelephu, Samdrup Jongkharbest weather
Subtropical and very wet in the monsoon; the land gateways to India.

Bhutan overall: Cold nights, clear days; Punakha is mild; some high roads icy.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Phuentsholing, side by side.

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Second month

January: Outside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Bhutan: Cold nights, clear days; Punakha is mild; some high roads icy.

March: Inside Phuentsholing's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.

Phuentsholing: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.