Qamdo Weather in February
Qamdo in February
The short of it: Qamdo in February averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 11 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low -6° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 11 h 2 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Qamdo an average February high of 10°, a low of -6° and some 6.0 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 10°, nights near -6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 2 min in mid-February, 43 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Qamdo runs about middling and about as wet in February. Gengqing, 153 km to the ENE, is 3° cooler by day.
February in Qamdo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 2° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GengqingSichuan | 153 km ENE | 7° | -10° | 6.0 mm |
| YushuQinghai | 209 km N | 2° | -13° | 5.0 mm |
| MotuoTibet | 271 km SW | 16° | 2° | 30 mm |
| AniniArunachal Pradesh | 287 km SSW | 14° | 1° | 31 mm |
| BayiTibet | 316 km WSW | 9° | -4° | 5.0 mm |
| NyingchiTibet | 317 km WSW | 9° | -4° | 5.0 mm |
| HayuliangArunachal Pradesh | 345 km S | 17° | 5° | 50 mm |
| YingkiongArunachal Pradesh | 348 km SW | 20° | 7° | 49 mm |