Lhasa Weather in August
Lhasa in August
The short of it: Lhasa in August averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 121 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 121 mm · daylight 13 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Lhasa an average August high of 20°, a low of 9° and some 121 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 20°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 121 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 12 min in mid-August, 40 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Lhasa runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Chéngguān Qū, 6 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Lhasa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chéngguān QūTibet | 6 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 122 mm |
| DoilungdêqênTibet | 10 km W | 20° | 9° | 123 mm |
| DagzêTibet | 24 km E | 20° | 9° | 114 mm |
| LhünzhubTibet | 31 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 118 mm |
| QuxuTibet | 48 km SW | 20° | 10° | 120 mm |
| DêqênTibet | 51 km NW | 18° | 7° | 118 mm |
| MaizhokunggarTibet | 64 km ENE | 19° | 8° | 103 mm |
| LhokaTibet | 79 km SE | 20° | 9° | 94 mm |