Lhasa is located in the
southeastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, on the north bank of the
Lhasa River, a tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, with a total area of
29,518 square kilometers.
Lhasa is located in the middle
of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with an elevation of 3650 meters. It is one of the
highest cities in the world. The terrain is high in the north and low in the
south, sloping from east to west. Lhasa climate belongs to the plateau
temperate semi-arid monsoon climate, with 3000 hours of sunshine per year, which
is 1,800 hours more than Chengdu in Sichuan Province and 1,100 hours more than
Shanghai, the largest eastern city in China.
Lhasa is located on the north
side of the Himalayas, with sunny weather throughout the year, sparse rainfall,
no severe cold in winter, and no intense heat in summer. It has a plateau
temperate semi-arid monsoon climate. The historical highest temperature is 29.6
degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature is minus 16.5 degrees Celsius, and the
annual average temperature is 7.4 degrees Celsius. More than 3000 hours of
sunshine throughout the year.
The annual precipitation is
200-510 mm, concentrated in June-September, and there is nocturnal rain, which
is called the rainy season. The solar radiation is strong, the air is thin, the
temperature is low, the temperature difference between day and night is large,
winter and spring are cold, dry and windy.
