Samzhubze District Climate
There are roughly three regional climates in Samzhubze. The area north of the Himalayas and south of Tanggula Mountain is a semi-arid monsoon climate of the plateau temperate zone. The north of Gangdise Mountains and Tanggula Mountain is a semi-arid and arid climate of the plateau subarctic monsoon zone, and the south of the main ridge of the Himalayas is the temperate monsoon semi-humid climate.
The main climate features: thin air, low air pressure and low oxygen content; the solar radiation is strong, the sunshine duration is long, the annual average sunshine duration reaches 3300 hours; There is strongly ultraviolet, low temperature, small annual temperature difference, large daily temperature difference; there are distinguished dry and moist seasons.
When to Travel
● Best time travel to Samzhubze District without rainy days: September to January.
September to January are the excellent months travel to Samzhubze District because these days are quite dry. The weather is beginning to get warmer with the particular periodic quick shower. It is sometimes quieter than the other peak period of September to November.
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Shigatse City（Samzhubze District）Climatological Data |
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Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
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Max Temperature in °C （℉） |
18.6 |
19.6 |
22.9 |
23.9 |
28.5 |
28.2 |
28.5 |
26.2 |
24.4 |
22.2 |
21.1 |
17.3 |
28.5 |
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Avg Temperature in °C （℉） |
−3.2 |
−0.1 |
3.9 |
7.6 |
11.3 |
14.5 |
14.2 |
13.3 |
11.7 |
6.9 |
0.7 |
−3.1 |
6.48 |
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Min Temperature in °C （℉） |
−25.1 |
−19.4 |
−16.2 |
−10.0 |
−4.9 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
−1.6 |
−11.5 |
−15.5 |
−20.2 |
−25.1 |
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Avg Precipitation mm（inch） |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
18.7 |
64.0 |
129.6 |
152.3 |
56.2 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
430.4 |
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Avg Precipitation Days（≥ 0.1mm） |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
12.4 |
18.8 |
20.8 |
13.0 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
77.7 |
