Lhasa climate — normals and trends
Lhasa (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 1.2 °C and it receives 891 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (11.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lhasa averages 222 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Lhasa has warmed by +4.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.50 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 236 to 208 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.1 °C (on 25 June 2019) and the coldest -36.3 °C (on 10 January 2015).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
LhasaTibet
- coords
- 29.65°, 91.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
1.2°C
Average daily high
7.4°C
Average daily low
-5.1°C
Annual rainfall
891mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
7.8km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
222 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
117.0 cm
Average feels-like high
5.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-8.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+4.3 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
24.1 °C
25 June 2019
Coldest day
-36.3 °C
10 January 2015
Wettest day
34 mm
24 July 1966
Windiest day
24.9 km/h
11 April 2005
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
11 April 2005
Hottest feels-like
23.3 °C
24 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-41.6 °C
10 January 2015
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
27 October 2008
Sunniest day
13.9 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 °C | +7.8 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 1.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 33 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 3.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 26 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 9.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 64 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 11.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 166 mm | +86 mm |
| Jun | 16.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 117 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 19.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 95 mm | -84 mm |
| Aug | 18.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 151 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 15.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 140 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 11.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 84 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 4.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 13 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +8.1 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lhasa?
Lhasa has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 1.2 °C and it receives 891 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lhasa?
The hottest day measured in Lhasa between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2019, reaching 24.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lhasa?
The coldest day measured in Lhasa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2015, at -36.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lhasa?
Yes. Lhasa gets on average 117.0 cm of snow per year and has around 222 frost days.
Has the climate of Lhasa warmed?
Yes: Lhasa warmed by +4.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lhasa?
The wettest day measured in Lhasa between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1966, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lhasa?
The windiest day measured in Lhasa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2005, with winds reaching 24.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lhasa?
The warmest month in Lhasa is July (11.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Lhasa?
Lhasa receives on average 891 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lhasa?
Lhasa gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lhasa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lhasa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2008, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lhasa?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lhasa.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lhasa?
In Lhasa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 23.3 °C on 24 June 2019, and the lowest was -41.6 °C on 10 January 2015.
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