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Monthly climate in Qamdo, Tibet, China

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qamdo features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -10 °C (14 °F) and 13 °C (55 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-27 °F) or can rise to as high as 23 °C (74 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 794 mm (31.2 inches) and receives 148 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qamdo enjoys an average of 3774 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 9 minutes to 14 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Qamdo, Tibet, China §

The warmest months in Qamdo are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 12 to 13 °C (53 - 55 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -10 to -7 °C (14 - 20 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qamdo experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 192 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Qamdo, Tibet, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Mean maximum 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Average high -2°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Daily mean -9°C
(15°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)
Average low -17°C
(2°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)
Mean minimum -25°C
(-13°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)
Minimum -31°C
(-23°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -28°C
(-19°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -28°C
(-19°F)		 -33°C
(-27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Qamdo, Tibet, China §

Qamdo usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 23 rainy days and 145 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qamdo are January, February and December. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Qamdo, Tibet, China.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7 (0.3) 16 (0.6) 26 (1.0) 39 (1.5) 84 (3.3) 105 (4.1) 183 (7.2) 146 (5.8) 99 (3.9) 51 (2.0) 24 (1.0) 13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 3 8 9 18 21 27 22 19 12 4 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Qamdo, Tibet, China §

The sunniest months in Qamdo are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qamdo: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 17 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Qamdo, Tibet, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 249 295 340 339 344 347 313 325 313 316 291 297
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 21m 11h 4m 11h 59m 12h 56m 13h 43m 14h 7m 13h 55m 13h 13m 12h 19m 11h 23m 10h 33m 10h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Qamdo, Tibet, China §

Qamdo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 19, 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Qamdo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Qamdo, Tibet, China.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 7 10 14 16 19 16 15 15 15 11 10 6