Paro International Airport

VQPR · Paro, Bhutan

Climate Paro International Airport 2022-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Pakyong (VEPY) between 2022 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 0.0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0
Average

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 63.9 95 49 50
February 35.7 40 28 39
March 35.5 31 33 43
April 65.3 93 35
May 65.3 91 41
June 26.8 46 5
July 26.4 30 22
August 14.4 6 24
September 42.7 63 21
October 65.9 64 69
November 93.4 95 92
December 89.3 84 96
Average 52.1 55.7 56.8 43.9

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 15.2 15 16 15
February 15.7 16 18 14
March 20.7 20 20 23
April 22.0 22 22
May 23.4 23 24
June 23.9 24 23
July 24.8 25 25
August 24.2 23 25
September 24.5 25 24
October 22.8 23 23
November 20.3 21 20
December 17.6 17 18
Average 19.9 16.9 21.4 21.4

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 11.8 11 13 11
February 12.4 12 15 11
March 16.9 15 16 19
April 18.3 17 20
May 19.5 19 20
June 21.4 22 21
July 22.1 22 23
August 22.0 21 23
September 22.0 22 22
October 19.0 18 20
November 16.6 15 18
December 14.4 13 16
Average 16.4 12.9 17.7 18.8

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 0.5 0 0 1
February 2.0 0 0 6
March 3.6 7 2 2
April 2.9 1 5
May 4.7 2 8
June 10.9 7 16
July 10.4 9 12
August 13.2 18 8
September 12.3 12 13
October 5.5 4 7
November 0.0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0
Average 4.5 2.2 4.8 6.3

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 2.0 2 3 2
February 2.2 2 3 2
March 2.5 2 3 2
April 2.0 2 2
May 1.9 2 2
June 1.6 2 2
July 1.8 2 2
August 2.2 2 3
September 2.2 2 2
October 2.0 2 2
November 2.1 2 3
December 1.8 1 2
Average 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.2

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022
January 185° 188° 195°
February 191° 194° 198°
March 193° 198° 196°
April 188° 197°
May 196° 202°
June 191° 198°
July 196° 197°
August 195° 198°
September 195° 195°
October 197° 194°
November 185° 191°
December 185° 189°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.