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Tell me about the Climatic conditions in Bhutan?

Months of February, March and April are the spring time in Bhutan and you will experience very less rainfall, with increasing temperature. You will also come across various flowers including rhododendrons on the hills and mountains. April to September will experience the summer season in Bhutan with moderate rainfall. It will be warm in the Inner and Greater Himalayas Zones while hot in the Southern foothill regions. The months of October and November will experience the autumn or fall season where plant vegetation will start shedding their leaves. At this point of time, there will be heavy winds and the atmosphere will be dustier. Temperature will fall very low and on the higher mountains, there will be light snowfalls and ice. December and January months will experience the winter and it will be very cold. If you are lucky, you will come across heavy snowfalls in Inner and Greater Himalayas zones while there will be rain in the southern foothills. According to these climatic conditions, you may have to bring your clothes and shoes.

Climatic table Thimphu	Jan	Feb	March	April	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temperature °C	12	14	16	20	23	24	19	25	23	21	18	15
Night temperature °C	-2	-1	2	6	12	15	14	16	14	11	4	-1
Rainy days	4	6	6	12	20	24	28	20	6	4	2	1
Precipitation (cm)	1	4	3	5	13	23	38	35	17	5	2	1
Humididty (%)	58	50	61	69	76	81	86	82	80	72	71	68
Solar hours per day (h/d)	7	6	7	7	5	3	0	2	3	5	5	6