Is the winter in Lhasa cold?

Under normal circumstances, winter in Lhasa is not cold.

Lhasa is located on the north side of the Himalayas. Affected by downdrafts, Lhasa has sunny weather all year round with little rainfall. There is no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer. It has a semi-arid monsoon climate in the plateau temperate zone. 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.

The climate belongs to the plateau temperate semi-arid monsoon climate zone, with 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, 1,800 hours more than Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, and 1,100 hours more than Shanghai, the largest eastern city in China, ranking among the best among Chinese cities. , so it has the reputation of "Sunlight City".