Bhutan
About 754k people live in Bhutan, on 47,000 km² in 20 regions; the capital is Thimphu. The highest summit is Gangkhar Puensum (7,570 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan · Nov–Dec.
Bhutan at a glance
The atlas follows 253 places here month by month, with 14 mountains and 2 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, November and December.
Bhutan's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+369%170k in 1950 → 797k in 2025 → 882k in 2050Bhutan · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Bhutan
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Bhutan
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
75OctoberThimphu
85OctoberPunakha
63OctoberSamdrup Jongkhar
65OctoberPhuntsholing
69OctoberSamtse
78OctoberMongar
72OctoberTsimasham
81OctoberTrongsa
20 regions
Bhutan from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Bhutan
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Bhutan
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Bhutan
2 monuments and 2 museums; the best known first.
What's on in Bhutan
The ground and the sky in Bhutan
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Bhutan
1 large airports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.