East Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Lhasa

Early Oct–Early Nov is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 17.4°C, with 0.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Lhasa
Photo: Pavel Špindler (CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Lhasa season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 7.4)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 1.5)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 4.9)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 9.2)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 4.6)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 12.5)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 19.7)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 33.8)Late Mar: Okay (season score 55.9)Early Apr: Okay (season score 55.5)Mid Apr: Good (season score 70.3)Late Apr: Good (season score 70.3)Early May: Good (season score 71.2)Mid May: Good (season score 69.3)Late May: Good (season score 68.1)Early Jun: Good (season score 69.8)Mid Jun: Good (season score 60.1)Late Jun: Fair (season score 40.9)Early Jul: Fair (season score 39.4)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 40.1)Late Jul: Fair (season score 38.9)Early Aug: Okay (season score 43.4)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 39.2)Late Aug: Okay (season score 44.6)Early Sep: Okay (season score 49.9)Mid Sep: Good (season score 62.3)Late Sep: Great (season score 75.1)Early Oct: Best (season score 87.9)Mid Oct: Best (season score 98.5)Late Oct: Best (season score 90.6)Early Nov: Best (season score 89.7)Mid Nov: Great (season score 81.1)Late Nov: Good (season score 65.8)Early Dec: Good (season score 60.8)Mid Dec: Fair (season score 32.9)Late Dec: Off-season (season score 21.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid8.9°C0.136.2%
FebruaryAvoid10.9°C0.148.2%
MarchFair13.7°C0.457.3%
AprilGood16.8°C0.865.3%
MayGood20.6°C2.067.3%
JuneOkay24.2°C3.771.9%
JulyFair23.6°C5.381.9%
AugustFair22.7°C5.180.5%
SeptemberGood21.4°C3.369.4%
OctoberBest18.3°C0.641.8%
NovemberGreat13.9°C0.129.7%
DecemberFair10.6°C0.127.7%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: LHASA(4 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.