Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tashi features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (18 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-7 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 73 mm (2.9 inches) and receives 12 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Tashi enjoys an average of 3822 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 20 minutes to 14 hours 58 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tashi are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -3 °C (18 - 27 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tashi experiences 108 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 134 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Mean maximum | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Average high | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (18°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -7°C (19°F) |
Average low | -13°C (9°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -12°C (10°F) |
Mean minimum | -18°C (-1°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -17°C (2°F) |
Minimum | -22°C (-7°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -15°C (4°F) | -20°C (-4°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tashi, China with other places around the world.
Tashi usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 2 rainy days and 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Tashi are February, March and October. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 7 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 11 (0.4) | 21 (0.8) | 9 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Tashi are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 43 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Tashi: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223 | 276 | 334 | 332 | 357 | 353 | 373 | 359 | 337 | 318 | 281 | 274 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 38m | 10h 39m | 11h 57m | 13h 17m | 14h 24m | 14h 58m | 14h 41m | 13h 41m | 12h 25m | 11h 6m | 9h 56m | 9h 20m |
Tashi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure. January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tashi UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |