Maizhokunggar climate — normals and trends
Maizhokunggar (China) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.1 °C and it receives 1,073 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 (8.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Maizhokunggar averages 254 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 185 rainy days per year.
Maizhokunggar has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 269 to 239 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 20.1 °C (on 8 June 1995) and the coldest -37.9 °C (on 15 January 1981).
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
MaizhokunggarTibet
- coords
- 29.84°, 91.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.1°C
Average daily high
4.1°C
Average daily low
-8.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,073mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
9.4km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
254 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
185 d/yr
Annual snowfall
184.9 cm
Average feels-like high
1.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-12.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
20.1 °C
8 June 1995
Coldest day
-37.9 °C
15 January 1981
Wettest day
43 mm
28 July 1994
Windiest day
29.6 km/h
24 January 2008
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
24 January 2008
Hottest feels-like
19.0 °C
8 June 1995
Coldest feels-like
-43.3 °C
15 January 1981
Snowiest day
27.0 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 | -0.2 °C | +5.6 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | -2.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 31 mm | +18 mm |
| Mar | -3.4 °C | -2.2 °C | 26 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 4.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 70 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 6.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 168 mm | +79 mm |
| Jun | 12.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 180 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 15.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 170 mm | -64 mm |
| Aug | 14.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 223 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 12.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 204 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 8.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 86 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 0.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 2.6 °C | +7.3 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maizhokunggar?
Maizhokunggar has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.1 °C and it receives 1,073 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maizhokunggar?
The hottest day measured in Maizhokunggar between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1995, reaching 20.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maizhokunggar?
The coldest day measured in Maizhokunggar between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1981, at -37.9 °C.
Does it snow in Maizhokunggar?
Yes. Maizhokunggar gets on average 184.9 cm of snow per year and has around 254 frost days.
Has the climate of Maizhokunggar warmed?
Yes: Maizhokunggar warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maizhokunggar?
The wettest day measured in Maizhokunggar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1994, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maizhokunggar?
The windiest day measured in Maizhokunggar between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2008, with winds reaching 29.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maizhokunggar?
The warmest month in Maizhokunggar is July (8.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Maizhokunggar?
Maizhokunggar receives on average 1,073 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 185 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maizhokunggar?
Maizhokunggar 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 Maizhokunggar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Maizhokunggar between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2008, with 27.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Maizhokunggar?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Maizhokunggar.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maizhokunggar?
In Maizhokunggar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 19.0 °C on 8 June 1995, and the lowest was -43.3 °C on 15 January 1981.
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