When is the best time to go to Tibet…

The end of March to May every year is the shoulder season for tourism. This time is the transition period from the off-season to the peak season. Of course, prices will also increase slowly. In fact, from April to May every year, Tibet Personally, I think it is the best time for scenery. Spring in Tibet comes half a beat later than in the mainland. The flower blooming scenery peaks in April and May, when everything revives, green and furry, and it is beautiful. It is worth mentioning that the best opportunity to see the flag clouds of Mount Everest is from April to May every year.

After mid-September to mid-October, it is also the shoulder season for tourism. After a sharp increase in prices during the summer, students start school in September, and many parents do not have time to travel long distances. Prices start from early September There has been a pullback, and the price reduction is not significant, but it is still a good time choice to go to Tibet. September in the golden autumn is the best month for Tibetan photography tours.

From June to early September, it is the peak tourist season. This period is the peak season in Tibet, and prices increase significantly. Especially between July and August in the summer, prices fluctuate greatly, the scenery is the most pleasant, and the time is the most free (there are holidays). As more tourists go to Tibet, the price goes up.

The period from mid-October to mid-March of the following year is the off-season for tourism. We consider this period to be the slowest season for Tibet’s tourism industry. There are indeed few people going to Tibet. People say that Tibet is cold in winter. In fact, Lhasa is not as cold as Beijing in winter. Of course, the tourism industry in many places in mainland China enters the off-season in winter, and there are indeed not many tourists willing to travel in winter. If you go to Tibet at this time, the price is indeed very favorable, and many scenic spots offer half-price tickets.

Extended information:

Tibet’s climate is unique, complex and diverse due to the influence of topography, landforms and atmospheric circulation. The climate is generally cold and dry in the northwest and warm and humid in the southeast. Therefore, the climate types from southeast to northwest are: tropical, subtropical, plateau temperate zone, plateau sub-frigid zone, plateau frigid zone and other types. In the alpine and canyon areas of southeastern Tibet and the southern slopes of the Himalayas, as the terrain rises repeatedly and the temperature gradually drops, the climate changes vertically from tropical or subtropical climate to temperate zone, cold temperate zone and frigid zone climate. ?

As the altitude increases, the air pressure decreases, and the air density decreases, the oxygen content per cubic meter of air gradually decreases. At an altitude of 3,000 meters, it is equivalent to about 73% of the sea level, and at an altitude of 4,000 meters, it is about 62 %~65.4%, about 59% at 5,000 meters, and less than 52% at 6,000 meters or above.

Under the alternating control of the west wind in winter and the southwest monsoon in summer, the difference between the dry season and the rainy season in Tibet is very obvious. Generally, the dry season is from October to April of the following year; the rainy season is from May to September, with average rainfall. It accounts for about 90% of the annual precipitation. Precipitation is also seriously uneven in various places. The annual precipitation gradually decreases from 5000 mm in the southeastern lowlands to 50 mm in the northwest.

The climate in southern Tibet and northern Tibet is very different. Affected by the warm and humid air currents of the Indian Ocean, the southern Tibetan valley is mild and rainy, with an annual average temperature of 8°C, a minimum monthly average temperature of -16°C, and a maximum monthly average temperature of over 16°C. The northern Tibetan Plateau has a typical continental climate. The annual average temperature is below 0°C, and the freezing period lasts for half a year. The highest temperature in July does not exceed 10°C. It is relatively warm from June to August. It rains at night in the rainy season and is windy in winter and spring. In terms of climate alone, March to October is more suitable for traveling to Tibet, with June to September being the best time. ]

Tibet is the place with the most solar radiation in China, twice or 1/3 more than plain areas at the same latitude; the sunshine hours are also the longest in the country. Compared with mainland China, most areas in Tibet have cooler temperatures. The annual average temperatures in Lhasa and Shigatse are 10 to 15°C lower than those in Chongqing, Wuhan, and Shanghai at similar latitudes. At an altitude of more than 5,000 meters in the Ali region, the daytime temperature in midsummer August is only about 10°C, and the nighttime temperature can even drop below 0°C.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tibet