Lhasa altitude

It is 3650 meters above sea level. Lhasa is located in the middle of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an altitude of 3,650 meters. It is one of the tallest cities in the world. Its terrain is high in the north and low in the south, and it slopes from east to west. The south-central part is the valley plain in the middle reaches of Lhasa River, a tributary of Yarlung Zangbo River, with flat terrain. Lhasa is located in the southeast of Xizang Autonomous Region, on the north bank of Lhasa River, a tributary of Yarlung Zangbo River. The administrative area of the city spans 277 kilometers from east to west and 202 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of 295 18 square kilometers. Lhasa is located on the north side of the Himalayas. Affected by the downward flow, the weather is sunny all year round, with little rainfall, no severe cold in winter and no heat in summer, and it belongs to the semi-arid monsoon climate in the temperate zone of the plateau. The highest temperature in history is 29.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature is minus 16.5 degrees Celsius, and the annual average temperature is 7.4 degrees Celsius. Rainfall is concentrated in June, July, August and September, and the sunshine time is more than 3,000 hours. It is known as the "Sunshine City".