Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gangba features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (15 °F) and 9 °C (48 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-20 °F) or can rise to as high as 18 °C (64 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 626 mm (24.6 inches) and receives 131 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gangba enjoys an average of 3810 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 22 minutes to 13 hours 53 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Gangba are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 9 °C (47 - 48 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -6 °C (15 - 21 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gangba experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 205 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Average high | -2°C (29°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 1°C (35°F) |
Daily mean | -9°C (15°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Average low | -15°C (5°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -12°C (11°F) |
Mean minimum | -23°C (-9°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -7°C (21°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -20°C (-4°F) |
Minimum | -28°C (-18°F) | -24°C (-12°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -29°C (-20°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Gangba, Tibet, China with other places around the world.
Gangba usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 20 rainy days and 114 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gangba are April, November and December. On average, 18 mm (0.7 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) | 23 (0.9) | 25 (1.0) | 25 (1.0) | 20 (0.8) | 60 (2.4) | 60 (2.4) | 142 (5.6) | 129 (5.1) | 71 (2.8) | 36 (1.4) | 13 (0.5) | 22 (0.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Gangba are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gangba: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 251 | 298 | 350 | 355 | 361 | 355 | 290 | 302 | 308 | 324 | 306 | 305 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 33m | 11h 11m | 11h 59m | 12h 50m | 13h 32m | 13h 53m | 13h 42m | 13h 5m | 12h 17m | 11h 27m | 10h 44m | 10h 22m |
Gangba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 20, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Gangba UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 |