Weather in Shigatse –Tingri, Namling and Sa'gya

To have a better understanding of the weather in Shigatse prefecture, we offer some weather information in particular places: Tingri county, Namling county and Sa'gya county.

Weather in Shigatse –Tingri County

Tingri County belongs to semi-arid monsoon climate of plateau temperate zone with big temperature difference between day and night. The sunshine duration is long that it reaches 3326.5 hours of a year. The climate is dry with less rainfall and big moisture evaporation. The rainfall averages 319 mm a year and the frostless season is about 130 days. The annual average temperature is 2?. The average temperature in January is -7.2? and 12? in July. Natural calamities mainly include drought, frost hazard, sandstorm and insect damage.

Weather in Shigatse –Namling County

Locates in the northeastern part of Shigatse prefecture, Namling County belongs to semi-arid climate of plateau temperate zone. The sunshine there is strong, dry season and rainy season are clearly demarcated and rainfall is concentrated in the hot season. There is a big temperature difference between day and night. The sunshine time averages 2928 hours a year and the rainfall averages 350-400 mm a year. The annual average temperature is 5.9?. The average temperature in January is -3.2? and 13.5? in July. Natural calamities mainly include drought, flood, snow storm, windstorm, hailstone, frost damage and insect damage.

Weather in Shigatse –Sa'gya County

Locates in the central part of Shigatse prefecture, Sa'gya County belongs to semi-arid monsoon climate of plateau temperate zone with annual sunshine time of 3270 hours and 110 days of frostless season. The annual amount of precipitation is 350 mm. The annual average temperature is 5~6?. The average temperature in January is -4~-3? and 12~13? in July. Common natural calamities include flood, drought, debris flow, landslide, sand wind, hailstone and insect damage of crops.