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Pemagatsel

Coordinates: 27°02′15″N 91°24′14″E / 27.03750°N 91.40389°E / 27.03750; 91.40389
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Pemagatsel
Nickname: 
Khidung
Pemagatsel is located in Bhutan
Pemagatsel
Pemagatsel
Location in Bhutan
Coordinates: 27°02′15″N 91°24′14″E / 27.03750°N 91.40389°E / 27.03750; 91.40389
Country Bhutan
DistrictPema Gatshel District
Government
 • TypeConstitutional democratic monarchy
Area
 • 400 sq mi (1,000 km2)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BTT)
Area code07

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

Climate

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Climate data for Pemagatshel, elevation 1,618 m (5,308 ft), (1996–2017 normals, extremes 2005–2017)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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 (%) 72.0 69.9 70.3 74.2 79.5 85.2 87.3 85.5 83.2 76.6 72.5 71.9 77.3
Source: National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology[3]

References

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  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.