Samtse

Samtse ་བསམ་རྩེ
Town
Samtse Location in Bhutan
Coordinates: 27°2′N89°5′E / 27.033°N 89.083°E / 27.033; 89.083
Country	Bhutan
District	Samtse
Elevation	417 m (1,368 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	5,396
Time zone	UTC+6 (BTT)

Samtse is a town and the headquarters of the Samtse District in Bhutan. The population of the town was 5,396 as of 2017. ^[1] The population of the Samtse district was 60,100 at the 2005 census. ^[2]

Samtse is close to the Bhutan–India border. Across the border is the Indian town of Chamurchi.

Post office in Samtse, Bhutan

Climate

Samtse features a dry-winter humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) with very heavy rainfall in summer.

Climate data for Samtse (Sibsu), elevation 550 m (1,800 ft), (1996–2017 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	30.0 (86.0)	32.0 (89.6)	32.0 (89.6)	34.0 (93.2)	34.0 (93.2)	34.0 (93.2)	34.5 (94.1)	34.5 (94.1)	34.0 (93.2)	34.5 (94.1)	32.0 (89.6)	30.2 (86.4)	34.5 (94.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	21.2 (70.2)	23.5 (74.3)	26.6 (79.9)	28.1 (82.6)	28.8 (83.8)	29.0 (84.2)	28.6 (83.5)	29.2 (84.6)	29.2 (84.6)	28.6 (83.5)	26.0 (78.8)	23.3 (73.9)	26.8 (80.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	17.1 (62.8)	19.4 (66.9)	22.5 (72.5)	24.3 (75.7)	25.3 (77.5)	26.2 (79.2)	26.2 (79.2)	26.6 (79.9)	26.4 (79.5)	24.9 (76.8)	21.9 (71.4)	19.0 (66.2)	23.3 (74.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	13.0 (55.4)	15.2 (59.4)	18.3 (64.9)	20.5 (68.9)	21.8 (71.2)	23.3 (73.9)	23.7 (74.7)	24.0 (75.2)	23.6 (74.5)	21.2 (70.2)	17.7 (63.9)	14.7 (58.5)	19.7 (67.6)
Record low °C (°F)	6.0 (42.8)	10.0 (50.0)	11.0 (51.8)	15.0 (59.0)	15.5 (59.9)	18.5 (65.3)	17.0 (62.6)	20.0 (68.0)	19.0 (66.2)	16.5 (61.7)	13.0 (55.4)	8.0 (46.4)	6.0 (42.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	20.6 (0.81)	40.4 (1.59)	102.6 (4.04)	333.4 (13.13)	631.1 (24.85)	1,069.1 (42.09)	1,216.8 (47.91)	1,075.2 (42.33)	665.9 (26.22)	213.8 (8.42)	32.9 (1.30)	14.3 (0.56)	5,416.1 (213.25)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.5	4.3	8.7	15.1	21.0	25.7	28.8	27.7	22.1	10.3	2.6	1.6	170.4
Average relative humidity (%)	57.3	59.6	59.1	65.2	72.1	81.9	85.6	83.0	80.1	68.5	60.7	57.0	69.2
Source 1: National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology [3]
Source 2: World Meteorological Organization (rainy days 1996–2018) [4]

References

1. "Bhutan: Districts & Major Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". Archived from the original on 2003-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
2. "Annual Dzongkhag Statistics 2010" (PDF). National Statistics Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
3. "Climate Data Book of Bhutan, 2018" (PDF). National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology . Retrieved 20 February 2025.
4. "World Weather Information Service – Samtse". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved November 1, 2022.