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Bhutan is the land
of extreme weather. Being close to one of the highest mountain ranges in the
world, it has very cold climate and very good Himalayan views in Winter
(October - March) and a pleasant weather in Summer in all hilly areas.
The
country can be divided into three climatic zones. The north alpine region
that includes mountains higher than 3000 meters above sea level, the
temperate zone known as the inner Himalayas of altitudes ranging between
2000 to 3000 meters where most of the Bhutanese live, and the southern
tropical belt 100-2000) that receives around 5000 millimeter of summer
monsoon rain. The southern belt is hot and humid in summer but pleasant in
winter.
However,
climate can vary considerably between valleys and within valleys depending
on the altitude. Thimphu for example is cold and dry in winter while Punakha
is warm. Bhutan has four seasons. Spring (March-May), Summer (June-August),
Autumn (September-November), Winter (December-February)
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