Yearly Weather for Lhasa, Tibet, China

The climate of the city is mild, without severely cold winters or extremely hot summer. It has highland temperate semi-arid monsoon climate. Being a high-altitude city, the air is thin, and temperatures vary greatly within one single day. The average yearly temperature is about 8 °C (46 °F). There is plenty of sunshine all year round, with annual sunshine time reaching 3,000 hours. It is easy to get sunburn in Tibet because of strong ultraviolet radiation. The best time to travel around Tibet is between April and October, and the peak season is from May to September.