The end of March-May every year, belongs to the tourism flat season, this time is the transition period from the low season to the peak season every year, of course, the price will also appear to slowly increase, in fact, every year in April-May of the Tibetan scenery personally believe that is the best time to go to Tibet, the spring of Tibet is slower than the mainland to half a beat, the flowers bloom in the scenery in April-May appear to be at its peak, everything is recovering, green and furry, beautiful. It is worth mentioning that it is the best opportunity to see the Everest flag cloud in April-May each year.
After mid-September, to mid-October, also belongs to the tourism flat season, after the summer's sharp price increases, September students start school, parents many do not have the time to travel long distances, the price from the beginning of September began to fall, the price reduction is not big, but still a good choice of time to go to Tibet. Golden fall September is the best month for Tibet photography tours.
In June to early September, which is the peak season for traveling, this is the peak season for Tibet, and the price rises a lot. Especially in the summer between July and August the price fluctuation is very big, the scenery is most pleasant, the time in the summer is also the most available (with vacation). More tourists to Tibet, the price went up.
In mid-October to mid-March, belonging to the tourism off-season, this time period, we believe that the tourism industry in Tibet is the slowest season, the people to Tibet is really less, they say that the winter Tibet is cold, in fact, Lhasa winter is not as cold as Beijing, of course, the tourism industry in many parts of mainland China is the winter into the off-season, and tourists are willing to travel in the winter is really not much. This time to Tibet, the price is really quite favorable, many scenic spots are also half price tickets.
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The climate of Tibet, due to the topography, geomorphology and atmospheric circulation, is Unique and complex and diverse. The climate is generally characterized by cold and dryness in the northwest and warmth and humidity in the southeast. Climate type also from southeast to northwest in turn: tropical, subtropical, plateau temperate, plateau subfreezing, plateau frigid and other types. In southeastern Tibet and the southern slopes of the Himalayas in the high mountain valley area, due to the iterative rise in terrain, the temperature gradually decline, the climate occurs from the tropical or subtropical climate to the temperate, cold temperate and frigid climate of vertical change.
With the increase in altitude, lower air pressure, air density decreases, the oxygen content per cubic meter of air gradually decreasing, the altitude of 3,000 meters is equivalent to 73% above and below sea level, 4,000 meters is about 62% to 65.4%, to 5,000 meters when 59% or so, 6,000 meters or more than less than 52%.
Under the alternate control of the westerly winds in winter and the southwestern monsoon in summer, the dry and rainy seasons in Tibet are very distinct, with the dry season generally lasting from October of each year to April of the following year; and the rainy season lasting from May to September, with rainfall generally accounting for about 90% of the annual precipitation. Precipitation is also severely uneven across the region, with annual precipitation decreasing gradually from 5,000 millimeters in the southeastern lowlands to 50 millimeters in the northwest.
The climates of southern and northern Tibet differ greatly. South Tibet valley by the influence of the Indian Ocean warm and humid air flow, mild and rainy, the average annual temperature of 8 ℃, the lowest average monthly temperature -16 ℃, the highest average monthly temperature of more than 16 ℃. The northern Tibetan plateau is a typical continental climate, the average annual temperature below 0 ℃, the freezing period of up to half a year, the highest July is not more than 10 ℃, June to August is warmer, the rainy season, more night rain, winter and spring, more windy. In terms of climate alone, traveling to Tibet is more suitable from March to October, of which June to September is the best time.
Tibet is the place with the most solar radiation energy in China, double or 1/3 more than the plains at the same latitude; the sunshine time is also the longest in the country. Compared with China's mainland, most areas in Tibet have low temperatures, and the average annual temperatures in Lhasa and Shigatse are 10 to 15 degrees lower than those in Chongqing, Wuhan and Shanghai at similar latitudes. In places above 5,000 meters above sea level in the Ali region, daytime temperatures in the height of summer in August are only about 10 degrees Celsius, and nighttime temperatures can even drop to below 0 degrees Celsius.
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