What's the climate like in Lhasa in winter?

Lhasa belongs to semi-arid monsoon climate in temperate zone of plateau. June 5438+01~ March is winter, with low temperature (but higher than that in the north), dry climate and heavy sandstorm.

Lhasa is located in the southeast of Xizang Autonomous Region, on the north bank of Lhasa River, a tributary of Yarlung Zangbo River. Its geographical coordinates are 9 106' east longitude and 29 36' north latitude. 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.

The climate belongs to the semi-arid monsoon climate zone in the temperate zone of the plateau. The annual sunshine hours are 3,000 hours, which is more than 1.800 hours in Chengdu, Sichuan, and more than 1.654 38+0 hours in Shanghai, the largest city in eastern China. It ranks among the best in China, so it has the reputation of "Sunshine City".

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".