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Coordinates: 27°2N 89°5E / 27.033°N 89.083°E / 27.033; 89.083
 

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Samtse
་བསམ་རྩེ
Town
Samtse is located in Bhutan
Samtse

Samtse

Location in Bhutan

Coordinates: 27°2′N 89°5′E / 27.033°N 89.083°E / 27.033; 89.083
Country Bhutan
DistrictSamtse
Elevation
417 m (1,368 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total5,396
Time zoneUTC+6 (BTT)

Samtse is a town and the headquarters of the Samtse DistrictinBhutan. 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

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

Climate data for Samtse, 1996–2018
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3)
23.5
(74.3)
26.6
(79.9)
28.2
(82.8)
28.6
(83.5)
28.9
(84.0)
28.5
(83.3)
29.2
(84.6)
29.2
(84.6)
28.6
(83.5)
25.9
(78.6)
23.3
(73.9)
26.8
(80.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)
15.1
(59.2)
18.2
(64.8)
20.4
(68.7)
21.5
(70.7)
23.2
(73.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.9
(75.0)
23.2
(73.8)
21.1
(70.0)
17.6
(63.7)
14.7
(58.5)
19.6
(67.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20.1
(0.79)
39.1
(1.54)
147.7
(5.81)
333.3
(13.12)
635.6
(25.02)
1,051.2
(41.39)
1,213
(47.76)
1,065.2
(41.94)
669.9
(26.37)
208.7
(8.22)
21.2
(0.83)
14.4
(0.57)
5,419.4
(213.36)
Average precipitation 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
Source: World Meteorological Organization[3]

References

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  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.
  • ^ "Annual Dzongkhag Statistics 2010" (PDF). National Statistics Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  • ^ "World Weather Information Service – Samtse". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved November 1, 2022.

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