Yearly Weather for Shangri-la County, Yunnan Province, China

Shangri-la County is the adminstrative seat of the Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Shangri-La has a humid continental climate with influences from the monsoon and the high elevation. Winters are chilly but sunny, with nighttime lows often dropping below -15ºC (5ºF), while summers are cool, with daytime highs of around 19ºC (66ºF), and feature frequent rain; more than 70% of the annual precipitation is delivered from June to September. Except during the summer, nights are usually sharply cooler than the days. Despite the dryness of the winter, the small amount of precipitation is generally sufficient to cause major transportation dislocations and isolate the area between November and March.