Average annual surface temperature in Bhutan
Bhutan: Average annual surface temperature was 9.76 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average annual surface temperature in Bhutan, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 9.76 °C for average annual surface temperature in 2025. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Bhutan peaked at 9.76 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.24 °C, in 1945.
Bhutan ranks 163rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6.79 °C | 6.24 °C | 7.57 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.17 °C | 6.56 °C | 8.02 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.34 °C | 6.71 °C | 8.03 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.61 °C | 7.16 °C | 7.83 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.72 °C | 7.21 °C | 8.35 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.94 °C | 7.03 °C | 8.63 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.28 °C | 7.83 °C | 8.84 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.58 °C | 8.14 °C | 9.13 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.06 °C | 8.56 °C | 9.76 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Bhutan?
- Average annual surface temperature in Bhutan was 9.76 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average annual surface temperature recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.76 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 °C in 1945.
- How does Bhutan rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Bhutan ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.