Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Samdo features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -17 °C (1 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -38 °C (-36 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (67 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 826 mm (32.5 inches) and receives 148 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Samdo enjoys an average of 3804 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 8 minutes to 14 hours 7 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Samdo are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 10 °C (46 - 50 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -17 to -14 °C (1 - 7 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Samdo experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 229 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Mean maximum | -4°C (26°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Average high | -9°C (16°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Daily mean | -17°C (1°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -17°C (2°F) |
Average low | -25°C (-12°F) | -21°C (-6°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | -12°C (12°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -23°C (-9°F) |
Mean minimum | -32°C (-26°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -28°C (-18°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -27°C (-17°F) | -33°C (-26°F) |
Minimum | -38°C (-36°F) | -32°C (-25°F) | -31°C (-24°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -8°C (17°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -26°C (-15°F) | -31°C (-23°F) | -37°C (-35°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Samdo, Tibet, China with other places around the world.
Samdo usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 157 mm (6.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Samdo are January, February and December. On average, 13 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) | 7 (0.3) | 16 (0.6) | 25 (1.0) | 29 (1.2) | 76 (3.0) | 109 (4.3) | 194 (7.6) | 167 (6.6) | 110 (4.4) | 53 (2.1) | 23 (0.9) | 15 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Samdo are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Samdo: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 18 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 249 | 295 | 339 | 339 | 351 | 346 | 322 | 330 | 316 | 320 | 292 | 300 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 21m | 11h 3m | 11h 59m | 12h 56m | 13h 43m | 14h 7m | 13h 55m | 13h 13m | 12h 19m | 11h 22m | 10h 33m | 10h 8m |
Samdo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 20, 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 Samdo UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 7 |