Climate of Shangri-la

Located at point where Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan all meet, Shangri-la County has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate. The four seasons are not markedly different, but the temperature here changes much between day and night. On a sunny day, the temperature can reach up to 30°C, but when the sun is down it can feel like winter.

During the spring months (March-May) the snow melts, but the temperature is still cold, between 5-20°C.

Summer (June-August) is the season with the highest temperature of about 15-30 °C and also the most rainfall. Summer is cool, with a July 24-hour average temperature of 13.5 °C, and feature frequent rain; more than 70% of the annual precipitation is delivered from June to September. The annual mean is 5.85 °C.

Autumn (September-October) is the harvest season and boasts the most beautiful scenery of the year with temperature of about 5-30 °C.

Winter (November-February) sometimes records snowfall and regular sees temperature go below freezing with a high range up to about 20 °C. Due to the high elevation, winters are chilly but sunny, with a January 24-hour average temperature of 3.2 °C.

Climate Data Table for Shangri-la

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Avg. (°C)

9.4

12.0

15.9

19.0

21.1

21.2

22.6

22.1

19.7

16.8

12.8

9.7

Rainfall (mm)

63

45

123

278

956

1825

2102

1770

1535

782

196

63


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