Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nyima features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -15 °C (6 °F) and 9 °C (48 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-27 °F) or can rise to as high as 18 °C (65 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 894 mm (35.2 inches) and receives 172 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nyima enjoys an average of 3861 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 6 minutes to 14 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Nyima are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 6 to 9 °C (43 - 48 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -15 to -12 °C (6 - 11 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nyima experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 239 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Mean maximum | -2°C (29°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average high | -8°C (18°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Daily mean | -15°C (6°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -14°C (8°F) |
Average low | -21°C (-5°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -20°C (-3°F) |
Mean minimum | -30°C (-22°F) | -23°C (-10°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -27°C (-16°F) |
Minimum | -33°C (-27°F) | -28°C (-18°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -18°C (0°F) | -8°C (19°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -29°C (-19°F) | -31°C (-24°F) | -32°C (-25°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Nyima, Tibet, China with other places around the world.
Nyima usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 25 rainy days and 164 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nyima are January, February and December. On average, 12 mm (0.5 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) | 11 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 25 (1.0) | 44 (1.7) | 105 (4.1) | 155 (6.1) | 174 (6.9) | 164 (6.5) | 130 (5.1) | 43 (1.7) | 16 (0.6) | 13 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Nyima are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nyima: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 25 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 | 295 | 342 | 349 | 363 | 352 | 326 | 329 | 314 | 329 | 301 | 305 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 19m | 11h 2m | 11h 59m | 12h 57m | 13h 46m | 14h 10m | 13h 58m | 13h 15m | 12h 19m | 11h 21m | 10h 31m | 10h 6m |
Nyima experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 18, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nyima UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 |