Lhasa
Climate

Lhasa

Section Title: Climate
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Climate data for Lhasa (normals 1986−2015, extremes 1951−2016)

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high °C (°F)	20.5 (68.9)	21.3 (70.3)	25.0 (77.0)	25.9 (78.6)	29.4 (84.9)	29.9 (85.8)	30.4 (86.7)	27.2 (81.0)	26.5 (79.7)	24.8 (76.6)	22.8 (73.0)	20.1 (68.2)	30.4 (86.7)

Average high °C (°F)	8.4 (47.1)	10.1 (50.2)	13.3 (55.9)	16.3 (61.3)	20.5 (68.9)	24.0 (75.2)	23.3 (73.9)	22.0 (71.6)	20.7 (69.3)	17.5 (63.5)	12.9 (55.2)	9.3 (48.7)	16.5 (61.7)

Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.3 (31.5)	2.3 (36.1)	5.9 (42.6)	9.0 (48.2)	13.1 (55.6)	16.7 (62.1)	16.5 (61.7)	15.4 (59.7)	13.8 (56.8)	9.4 (48.9)	3.8 (38.8)	−0.1 (31.8)	8.8 (47.8)

Average low °C (°F)	−7.4 (18.7)	−4.7 (23.5)	−0.8 (30.6)	2.7 (36.9)	6.8 (44.2)	10.9 (51.6)	11.4 (52.5)	10.7 (51.3)	8.9 (48.0)	3.1 (37.6)	−3 (27)	−6.8 (19.8)	2.7 (36.9)

Record low °C (°F)	−16.5 (2.3)	−15.4 (4.3)	−13.6 (7.5)	−8.1 (17.4)	−2.7 (27.1)	2.0 (35.6)	4.5 (40.1)	3.3 (37.9)	0.3 (32.5)	−7.2 (19.0)	−11.2 (11.8)	−16.1 (3.0)	−16.5 (2.3)

Average precipitation mm (inches)	0.9 (0.04)	1.8 (0.07)	2.9 (0.11)	8.6 (0.34)	28.4 (1.12)	75.9 (2.99)	129.6 (5.10)	133.5 (5.26)	66.7 (2.63)	7.4 (0.29)	0.9 (0.04)	0.3 (0.01)	456.9 (18)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	0.6	1.2	2.1	5.4	9.0	14.0	19.4	19.9	14.6	4.1	0.6	0.4	91.3

Average relative humidity (%)	26	25	27	36	41	48	59	63	59	45	34	29	41

Mean monthly sunshine hours	250.9	231.2	253.2	248.8	280.4	260.7	227.0	214.3	232.7	280.3	267.1	257.2	3,003.8

Percent possible sunshine	78	72	66	65	66	61	53	54	62	80	84	82	67

Source: China Meteorological Administration, all-time extreme temperature

Sentence(s)

The driest month is December at 0.3 millimetres (0.01 in) and the wettest month is August, at 133.5 millimetres (5.26 in).

final_sentence: The driest month is December at 0.3 millimetres (0.01 in) and the wettest month is August, at 133.5 millimetres (5.26 in).