Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zongga features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between -18 °C (-1 °F) and 7 °C (45 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-33 °F) or can rise to as high as 16 °C (62 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 703 mm (27.7 inches) and receives 156 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zongga enjoys an average of 3935 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 18 minutes to 13 hours 57 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Zongga are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 5 to 7 °C (41 - 45 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -18 to -15 °C (-1 - 5 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zongga experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 249 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) | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Mean maximum | -4°C (25°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Average high | -11°C (13°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
Daily mean | -18°C (-1°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 5°C (40°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Average low | -25°C (-13°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -22°C (-8°F) |
Mean minimum | -34°C (-28°F) | -32°C (-24°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -30°C (-23°F) |
Minimum | -36°C (-33°F) | -36°C (-33°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -26°C (-14°F) | -35°C (-31°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Zongga, Tibet, China with other places around the world.
Zongga usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 133 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zongga are April, November and December. On average, 21 mm (0.8 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) | 30 (1.2) | 31 (1.2) | 35 (1.4) | 21 (0.8) | 45 (1.8) | 73 (2.9) | 163 (6.4) | 151 (5.9) | 86 (3.4) | 27 (1.1) | 17 (0.7) | 25 (1.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Zongga are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zongga: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 253 | 301 | 357 | 364 | 378 | 360 | 317 | 307 | 324 | 338 | 317 | 314 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 30m | 11h 9m | 11h 59m | 12h 51m | 13h 35m | 13h 57m | 13h 46m | 13h 7m | 12h 18m | 11h 26m | 10h 41m | 10h 18m |
Zongga experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November 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 Zongga UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 7 |