Weather in Shigatse – Lhatze, Nyalam and Ngamring
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Weather in Shigatse – Lhatze, Nyalam and Ngamring

Update: Apr. 17th, 2012

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To have a better understanding of the weather in Shigatse prefecture, we offer some weather information in particular places: Lhatze county, Nyalam county and Ngamring county.

Weather in Shigatse – Lhatze County

Locates in the center parts of Shigatse prefecture, Lhatze County belongs to semi-arid monsoon climate of plateau temperate zone with dry climate and low temperature. The dry season and humid season are clearly demarcated. It is windy in spring and winter. The sunshine is strong. The annual sunshine time and annual frostless season are relatively 3232 hours and 120 days. The rainfall averages 310 mm a year. The annual average temperature is 6.7?. The average temperature in January is -2.5? and 14.1? in July. Natural calamities mainly include drought, frost hazard, hailstone and insect damage.

Weather in Shigatse – Nyalam County

Locates in the southern part of Shigatse prefecture, Nyalam County belongs to sub-humid climate of plateau temperate zone with relatively low temperature and cold winter. There is a great disparity in altitude between the north and south, so does the weather. In the south, it is warm and humid, while in the north it is dry and cold. The abundant rainfall is concentrated in spring and autumn. Total rainfall averages 617.9 mm each year. There is plenty of sunshine with an annual sunshine time of 2638.9 hours. The frostless season is short with about 170 days a year. The annual average temperature is 3.5?. The average temperature in January is -3.7? and 10.6? in July. Natural calamities mainly include snow storms, windstorm, drought and landslide.

Weather in Shigatse –Ngamring County

Locates in the northwestern part of Shigatse prefecture, Ngamring County belongs to semi-arid monsoon climate of plateau temperate zone with strong sunshine and rainy summer. The dry season and humid season are clearly demarcated. The frostless season is short with only about 60 days. The rainfall averages 220 mm. a year. The annual average temperature is 2~3?. The average temperature in January is -9~-8? and 7~8? in July. Common natural calamities include windstorm, sand, snow, frost, drought and insect damage.

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