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When to go · Samdrup Jongkhar

Samdrup Jongkhar in April

Great month. Inside Samdrup Jongkhar's best window: Oct–May.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
28°C (82°F) / 12°C (54°F)
average high / low
Rain days
5
Crowds
High
Bhutan overall
Prices
High
Bhutan overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Samdrup Jongkhar

Inside Samdrup Jongkhar's best window: Oct–May.

Is another month better than April?

No other month rates higher than April for Samdrup Jongkhar in this guide.

Weather in April

Long-term averages
  • Samdrup JongkharHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 5 days
  • Southern foothills, Bhutan · Phuentsholing, Gelephu, Samdrup Jongkharhot

    Subtropical and very wet in the monsoon; the land gateways to India.

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Paro Tshechu big impact

    Mar–Apr (lunar, check 2027 dates) · Bhutan

    The biggest spring festival: masked dances and the giant thangka unveiled at dawn on the last day; Paro sold out.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Bhutan overall
High
Prices · Bhutan overall
High

Bhutan overall: Warm, flowering valleys; Paro Tshechu in some years; hazier views.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Apr: Great

    Jan: Great

  • Daytime high

    Apr: 28 °C (82 °F)

    Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)

  • Night low

    Apr: 12 °C (54 °F)

    Jan: 5 °C (41 °F)

  • Rain days

    Apr: 5 (better)

    Jan: 8

  • Crowds

    Apr: High

    Jan: Low

  • Prices

    Apr: High

    Jan: Low

  • Festivals listed

    Apr: 1

    Jan: 0

April: Inside Samdrup Jongkhar's best window: Oct–May.

January: Inside Samdrup Jongkhar's best window: Oct–May.

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

What to pack

  • A warm layer for the evenings
  • Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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