Tibet · Asia

Best Time to Visit Tibet

Best: Feb, Nov · Great: Mar-Apr, Oct

🏛 Historical Sites & Ruins
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Weather

It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on July and a markedly drier stretch around January. In February, expect highs around 10°C with rain on roughly 1 day of the month.

Things to Do

Lhasa's Potala Palace and monasteries, along with the high-plateau scenery en route, are the region's signature draws.

Local Cuisine

Try tsampa (roasted barley) and butter tea, Tibetan highland staples.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryOK

Expect cool days around 8°/-10°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low8° / -10°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:51 AM
Sunset5:09 PM
Daylight10h 17m
FebruaryBest

Expect cool days around 10°/-7°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low10° / -7°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:31 AM
Sunset5:29 PM
Daylight10h 58m
MarchGreat

Expect cool days around 13°/-3°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).

High / Low13° / -3°C
Rainfall16 mm
Rainy days2
Sunrise6:06 AM
Sunset5:54 PM
Daylight11h 47m
AprilGreat

Expect mild days around 16°/1°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).

High / Low16° / 1°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset6:22 PM
Daylight12h 43m
MayOK

Expect mild days around 19°/5°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low19° / 5°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise5:15 AM
Sunset6:45 PM
Daylight13h 30m
JuneOK

Expect mild days around 22°/9°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low22° / 9°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:03 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Daylight13h 54m
JulyAvoid

Expect mild days around 22°/10°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).

High / Low22° / 10°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Daylight13h 44m
AugustAvoid

Expect mild days around 21°/9°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).

High / Low21° / 9°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:28 AM
Sunset6:32 PM
Daylight13h 4m
SeptemberOK

Expect mild days around 20°/7°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).

High / Low20° / 7°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset6:05 PM
Daylight12h 10m
OctoberGreat

Expect mild days around 17°/1°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).

High / Low17° / 1°C
Rainfall16 mm
Rainy days2
Sunrise6:22 AM
Sunset5:38 PM
Daylight11h 16m
NovemberBest

Expect cool days around 12°/-5°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low12° / -5°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:46 AM
Sunset5:14 PM
Daylight10h 29m
DecemberOK

Expect cool days around 9°/-9°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low9° / -9°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:57 AM
Sunset5:03 PM
Daylight10h 6m

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