Why is Lhasa called the city of sunshine?

Because of the long average sunshine time, June-September is the best tourist season.

Lhasa belongs to a semi-arid monsoon climate zone, with a plateau temperate zone. The annual sunshine hours are 3,000 hours, which is 1.800 hours more than Chengdu, Sichuan, and 1.000 hours more than Shanghai, the largest eastern city in China. It ranks among the best in China, so it has the reputation of "Sunshine City".

Lhasa is sunny all year round, with little rainfall, no severe cold in winter, no intense heat in summer and a pleasant climate. It is warmer in June-August, rainy all night in rainy season and windy in winter and spring. As far as the climate is concerned, March-65438+1October is more suitable for traveling to Tibet, and June-September is the best season.

Extended data Lhasa is located in the southeast of Xizang Autonomous Region, on the north bank of Lhasa River, a tributary of Yarlung Zangbo River, with geographical coordinates of 9 1 06' east longitude and 29 36' north latitude. At an altitude of 3650 meters, it is one of the highest cities in the world. The administrative area of the city spans 277 kilometers from east to west and 202 kilometers from north to south.

Affected by the downdraft, the weather in Lhasa is sunny all year round. The highest temperature in history is 29.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature is-16.5 degrees Celsius, and the annual average temperature is 7.4 degrees Celsius.

The annual precipitation in Lhasa is 200-5 10 mm, concentrated from June to September, and it rains many nights, which is called rainy season. The temperature difference between day and night is large, and it is cold, dry and windy in winter and spring. The annual frost-free period is 100 ~ 120 days.

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