Lhoka climate — normals and trends
Lhoka (China) has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Dwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 2.3 °C and it receives 695 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 (10.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lhoka averages 214 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Lhoka has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 225 to 203 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.8 °C (on 12 June 2012) and the coldest -32.2 °C (on 17 January 1968).
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
LhokaTibet
- coords
- 29.24°, 91.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
2.3°C
Average daily high
8.5°C
Average daily low
-3.2°C
Annual rainfall
695mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
214 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
75.1 cm
Average feels-like high
6.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-6.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
24.8 °C
12 June 2012
Coldest day
-32.2 °C
17 January 1968
Wettest day
37 mm
27 October 2008
Windiest day
25.5 km/h
27 February 1984
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
24 January 2008
Hottest feels-like
22.7 °C
24 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-36.5 °C
17 January 1968
Snowiest day
25.8 cm
27 October 2008
Sunniest day
13.9 h
28 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 °C | +6.3 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 4.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 11 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 7.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 27 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 10.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 46 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 11.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 127 mm | +67 mm |
| Jun | 16.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 120 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 18.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 83 mm | -79 mm |
| Aug | 18.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 118 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 15.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 127 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 11.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 40 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 6.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 30 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +5.2 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lhoka?
Lhoka has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 2.3 °C and it receives 695 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lhoka?
The hottest day measured in Lhoka between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 2012, reaching 24.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lhoka?
The coldest day measured in Lhoka between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1968, at -32.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lhoka?
Yes. Lhoka gets on average 75.1 cm of snow per year and has around 214 frost days.
Has the climate of Lhoka warmed?
Yes: Lhoka warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lhoka?
The wettest day measured in Lhoka between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2008, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lhoka?
The windiest day measured in Lhoka between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1984, with winds reaching 25.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lhoka?
The warmest month in Lhoka is July (10.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Lhoka?
Lhoka receives on average 695 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lhoka?
Lhoka gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lhoka?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lhoka between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2008, with 25.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lhoka?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lhoka.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lhoka?
In Lhoka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 22.7 °C on 24 June 2019, and the lowest was -36.5 °C on 17 January 1968.
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