When to go · Samdrup Jongkhar
Samdrup Jongkhar in October
Great month. Inside Samdrup Jongkhar's best window: Oct–May.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- Bhutan overall
- Prices
- High
- Bhutan overall
Verdict
Inside Samdrup Jongkhar's best window: Oct–May.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Samdrup Jongkhar in this guide.
Weather in October
- Samdrup JongkharHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 55 °F (13 °C), rain on about 9 days
- Southern foothills, Bhutan · Phuentsholing, Gelephu, Samdrup Jongkharfine
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.
Thimphu Tshechu big impact
Sep–Oct (lunar, check 2026 dates) · Bhutan
Three days of dances at Tashichho Dzong; hotels and flights full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Bhutan overall
- High
- Prices · Bhutan overall
- High
Bhutan overall: The best month: clear mountains, harvest colours, trekking season, Thimphu Tshechu.
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
Oct: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Oct: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jan: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 9
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
Oct: High
Jan: Low
Prices
Oct: High
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
Oct: 1
Jan: 0
October: 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
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.