About Tibet
The Best Time for Traveling to Tibet
The best time for you to go outing in Tibet is from July to September. Tibet is featured by intensive polar radiation, abundant duration of sunshine and low temperature and its temperature decreases as the altitude increases. Tibet is also characterized by an obvious division of humid and dry seasons with most of its rainfall in the nighttime. In Tibet, the winter is dry, cold, windy and long; the summer is mild, rainy and it often hails. In general, the four seasons are not distinctive. In most parts of the area, the average temperature in the hottest month is below 15℃ and the average temperature in January and July is 15-20℃ lower than that of any part of the eastern plain at the same latitude.
The seasonal factor must be taken into consideration when it comes to traveling to Tibet. In the high and cold region, the winter lasts long while the summer is short. Only some areas in the southeastern Tibet witness comparatively distinctive seasonal change. Basically, in such districts as Lhasa, Xigaze, Nyingchi and Shannan, the transportation is convenient so that you can visit there at anytime of the year. As for those districts with poor transportation like Qamdo, the best time for you to visit is May, June and September.
1. Spring and autumn are the best time to visit the Ali district. In summer, the south routine for traveling is too bumpy; in winter, it’s not easily accessible after snowing.
2. In spring, it’s cold and damp in the Nyingchi district. In autumn, it welcomes its most comfortable season and the scenery will never fail to attract any visitor.
3. In the Changdu district, flights to the city of Changdu are available. But in rainy season, the road condition can’t be worse.
4. In northern Tibet, apart from the Qinghai-Tibet highway, it’s unlikely for you to make a way in the lake district. It’s windy and dusty in spring. Autumn is the best time for traveling, but it lasts pretty short. In winter, the road condition is good unless it’s not struck by snow.