weather in Shigatse – Xaitongmoin, Dinggye and Rinbung

To have a better understanding of the weather in Shigatse prefecture, we offer some weather information in particular places: Xaitongmoin county, Dinggye county and Rinbung county.

Weather in Shigatse –Xaitongmoin County

Locates in the northern part of Shigatse prefecture, Xaitongmoin County belongs to semi-arid monsoon climate of plateau temperate zone. It is dry and cold in the northern part of Xaitongmoin County and the southern and western parts are relatively wet. The sunshine time is long with 2980 to 3120 hours and the solar radiation is strong. There is a big difference between day and night. The dry season and humid season are clearly demarcated. It often rains at night and the rainfall averages 400 mm a year. It is dry and windy in spring and winter. Frostless season is short. The annual average temperature is 6~7?. The average temperature in January is -4~-3? and 13~14? in July. Natural calamities mainly include drought, windstorm, sandstorm, snowstorm, frost hazard, hailstone and insect damage.

Weather in Shigatse –Dinggye County

Locates in the southern part of Shigatse prefecture, Dinggye County belongs to semi-arid monsoon climate of plateau temperate zone. Apart from Chentang Forest area, with plenty of rainfall and long frostless season, other parts of Dinggye County are of bad weather condition. Dry season and humid season there are clearly demarcated. The solar radiation is strong and high winds often occur. The sunshine time is long with 3326 hours a year while the rainfall is small with only 236.2 mm a year. Annual average frostless season is 100 days of Dinggye County, while in the Chentang Forest region the frostless season reaches 200 days. The annual average temperature is 2~3?. The average temperature in January is -6~-5? and 10~11? in July. Natural calamities mainly include drought, snowstorm, windstorm, hailstone, frost hazard and mountain floods.

Weather in Shigatse – Rinbung County

Locates in the eastern part of Shigatse prefecture, Rinbung County belongs to semi-arid monsoon climate of plateau temperate zone, warm and dry, with plenty of sunshine and rainfall. There is sandstorm in winter and spring. Dry season and humid season there are clearly demarcated. The winter is long and summer is short. Big difference exists between day and night. Frostless season is about 120 days a year and annual average rainfall is 451.5 mm. The annual average temperature is 6~7?. The average temperature in January is -4~-3? and 13~14? in July. Natural calamities mainly include windstorm, flood, debris flow, landslide, hailstone, drought and earthquake.