Dêqên Weather in August
Dêqên in August
The short of it: Dêqên in August averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 118 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 7° · rain 118 mm · daylight 13 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
August in Dêqên brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 7°, with about 118 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 118 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 13 min in mid-August, 41 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Dêqên runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Doilungdêqên, 43 km to the SE, is 3° warmer by day.
August in Dêqên, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DoilungdêqênTibet | 43 km SE | 20° | 9° | 123 mm |
| Chéngguān QūTibet | 48 km SE | 20° | 9° | 122 mm |
| LhasaTibet | 51 km SE | 20° | 9° | 121 mm |
| LhünzhubTibet | 53 km E | 20° | 8° | 118 mm |
| QuxuTibet | 67 km S | 20° | 10° | 120 mm |
| DamxungTibet | 68 km NNE | 17° | 6° | 106 mm |
| DagzêTibet | 68 km ESE | 20° | 9° | 114 mm |
| NyêmoTibet | 80 km SW | 20° | 8° | 120 mm |