Pemagatsel

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Pemagatsel
Nickname: 
Khidung
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Pemagatsel
Location in Bhutan
Coordinates: 27°02′15″N91°24′14″E / 27.03750°N 91.40389°E / 27.03750; 91.40389
Country Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan
District Pema Gatshel District
Government
  Type Constitutional democratic monarchy
Area
  400 sq mi (1,000 km2)
Time zone UTC+6 (BTT)
Area code 07

Pemagatsel, also transliterated as Pemagatshel, [1] is a town in Pemagatshel District in eastern Bhutan. [2]

Climate

Climate data for Pemagatshel, elevation 1,618 m (5,308 ft), (1996–2017 normals, extremes 2005–2017)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)22.0
(71.6)
24.0
(75.2)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
29.0
(84.2)
30.0
(86.0)
31.0
(87.8)
28.5
(83.3)
29.0
(84.2)
28.5
(83.3)
26.0
(78.8)
22.0
(71.6)
31.0
(87.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)15.9
(60.6)
17.4
(63.3)
20.1
(68.2)
22.2
(72.0)
24.0
(75.2)
24.9
(76.8)
25.2
(77.4)
25.3
(77.5)
25.1
(77.2)
23.8
(74.8)
20.7
(69.3)
17.8
(64.0)
21.9
(71.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)10.4
(50.7)
12.0
(53.6)
14.9
(58.8)
17.4
(63.3)
19.6
(67.3)
21.1
(70.0)
21.5
(70.7)
21.4
(70.5)
20.8
(69.4)
18.4
(65.1)
14.9
(58.8)
12.1
(53.8)
17.0
(62.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.8
(40.6)
6.6
(43.9)
9.7
(49.5)
12.6
(54.7)
15.1
(59.2)
17.2
(63.0)
17.8
(64.0)
17.5
(63.5)
16.5
(61.7)
12.9
(55.2)
9.0
(48.2)
6.4
(43.5)
12.2
(53.9)
Record low °C (°F)−1.0
(30.2)
−1.5
(29.3)
3.0
(37.4)
8.0
(46.4)
11.5
(52.7)
14.0
(57.2)
15.0
(59.0)
14.7
(58.5)
11.5
(52.7)
7.0
(44.6)
2.0
(35.6)
2.5
(36.5)
−1.5
(29.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches)8.7
(0.34)
25.5
(1.00)
94.2
(3.71)
141.4
(5.57)
150.9
(5.94)
328.0
(12.91)
427.3
(16.82)
290.3
(11.43)
188.8
(7.43)
99.6
(3.92)
6.1
(0.24)
3.5
(0.14)
1,764.3
(69.45)
Average relative humidity (%)72.069.970.374.279.585.287.385.583.276.672.571.977.3
Source: National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology [3]

References

  1. see eg. https://www.drukgreen.bt/index.php/media-centre/news/external-news/256-daytime-black-out-in-east-and-central-region
  2. "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  3. "Climate Data Book of Bhutan, 2018" (PDF). National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology . Retrieved 20 February 2025.