The climate of Lhasa

The climate belongs to the semi-arid monsoon climate zone in the temperate zone of the plateau, with an annual sunshine duration of 3,000 hours, which is 1.800 hours more than Chengdu, Sichuan, and 1.654 38+0.000 hours more than Shanghai, the largest eastern city in China.

Lhasa is located on the north side of the Himalayas, with sunny weather all year round, 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. The annual sunshine time is more than 3000 hours.

The annual precipitation is 200-5 10 mm, concentrated in June-September, and it rains many nights, which is called rainy season. Strong solar radiation, thin air, low temperature, large temperature difference between day and night, cold, dry and windy in winter and spring.

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The geographical environment of Lhasa:

1, location and area

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.

2. Topography

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.

3. Hydrology

Lhasa River is the mother river of Lhasa, which originates from Pengcuola Kongmagou in Jia Lili at the southern foot of Nyainqentanglha Mountain. It flows through Naqu, Dangxiong, Linzhou, Mozhugongka, Dazi, Chengguan and Duilong Deqing and reaches Qushui County. It is a large tributary of the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, with a total length of 495 kilometers and a drainage area of 3 1.760 square kilometers. The maximum flow is 2830m3/s, the minimum flow is 20m3/s, and the annual average flow is 287m3/s; It is one of the highest rivers in the world at an altitude of 5500 meters from the source to the estuary.

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