Yushu Weather in August
Yushu in August
The short of it: Yushu in August averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 94 mm · daylight 13 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & July
Thirty years of records give Yushu an average August high of 18°, a low of 5° and some 94 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 94 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 22 min in mid-August, 46 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 October and July.
Against its neighbours, Yushu runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Gengqing, 198 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Yushu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 21 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GengqingSichuan | 198 km SE | 19° | 6° | 106 mm |
| QamdoTibet | 209 km S | 21° | 8° | 102 mm |
| Maqin CountyQinghai | 341 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 98 mm |
| Oula XiumaGansu | 405 km ENE | 17° | 4° | 113 mm |
| GuōlèmùdéQinghai | 430 km NNW | 24° | 11° | 9.0 mm |
| BayiTibet | 449 km SW | 21° | 11° | 109 mm |
| NyingchiTibet | 450 km SW | 21° | 11° | 109 mm |
| QabqaQinghai | 492 km NE | 23° | 9° | 78 mm |