Climate of Tibet
The region Tibet has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Tibet is 9° degrees and there is about 261 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 209 days a year with an average humidity of 51% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 0°C and 16°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -10°C and 7°C
- Rain: it rains 83 days and there is a total of approximately 261 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 28 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3587 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 0°C and 16°C |
Warmest month: | 16°C in June |
Coldest month: | 0°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -10°C and 7°C |
Dry days: | 254 days |
Days with rain: | 83 days |
Days with snow: | 28 days |
Total rain sum: | 261 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3587 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Tibet.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Tibet.
Climate table of Tibet
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Tibet. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Tibet might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Night temp. (°C) | -10 | -9 | -6 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | -2 | -5 | -7 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 18 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 53 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
Days with rain | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Days with snow | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Dry days | 20 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit Tibet
For a visit to Tibet, the best time to visit is in June and July. In this period you have a mild temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in the Tibet region is 16°C in June and the lowest is 0°C in January.
Climate of Tibet by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Tibet? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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