Tibet Climate & Weather
In fact, the Tibetan climate is not as harsh as many people imagine it to be. It is suitable for travel to Tibet from April to the beginning of November, and the best time is August and September. But if it’s only for Lhasa, you can go there anytime of the year. Sun radiation is extremely strong in Tibet. The sunlight in Lhasa is so intense that the city is called. Sunlight City. The thin air can neither block off nor retain heat so that the temperature extremes can be met in daytime and the same night respectively in Tibet. However it is not impossible to visit the holy snow land. May, June and September are the tourism season in east Tibet.
Most annual rainfall comes in the rainy season that starts from June to September. Usually it rains at night in Lhasa, Shigatse and Chamdo area. The rainfall may block roads and make travel difficult but the scenery at the time will be the best.
Here is some more specific information in different areas:
Lhasa - Shigatse - Lhatse - Tingri - Nyalan: Along the Friendship highway is basically in good conditions year around. But from December to February, the thawed road could make some trouble.
Mt. Everest Area: Early May and early October are the best time to visit Mt. Everest. Due to the clear weather, you have great chance to see Mt. Everest's true face (if you are lucky). From December to February, you'd better not to go to this area because it is too cold - except you are real Great Adventure People.
Ali (Mt.Kailash): Even without climate restrictions, this area is already inhospitable. Big rain and snow could make the journey worse. However, for those determined tourists, the appropriate time is May, June, July, September and October.
Eastern Tibet: Don't go to this area in July or August (the rainy season) because the rain could ruin the road, and make terrible landslides. In winter, the road could be frozen.
Northern Tibet: With the average altitude of 4,500m, this area offers very limited time for tourists. Summer (July to August) is the prime time to enjoy the great plain in northern Tibet.
Start & End?
You are in the right place to start. Please, follow the steps as described below and you will make a dream trip for yourself, your family and friends.
Scheduled Tours
- If you are interested about our scheduled tours, it's simple. All you have to do is fill up the trip application form and fax to us duly signed. The trip application should be followed by a deposit.
- The balance will be usually due two months prior departure or advised.
- We will advise you if you are to apply your Chinese visa in your home country.
- We will assume that you will arrange your international flight tickets yourself unless otherwise you request us to arrange it.
- Final trip dossiers and Tibet Travel Permits will be mailed to you about a month ahead of the trip.
Private and customized tours
We are aware that every traveler's interest and requirement is unique, we assure you that we can also provide you with personalized services whether you are individual travelers, couples, families, friends or a corporate group. Here are easy steps for us to work out a perfect itinerary and reasonable price:
- Decide which season and how many days you have to travel in Tibet.
- Decide which places or areas you want to go;
- Choose a tour route from the list of our independent trips or simply tell us a list of places you want to go, or leave it to the advice of our experts.
- Tell us the number of travelers, likely to take up the trip. The bigger the group size is, the better deal you can get. Single traveler willing to take a private room will have to pay the single room supplement.
- Decide what class of accommodation you would prefer. The top end hotels in Tibet includes Lhasa Hotel (4 star) in Lhasa , Tsedang Hotel (3 star) in Tsedang, Gyantse Hotel (3 star) in Gyantse and Shigatse Hotel (3 star) in Shigatse. In the middle range, there are quite a few 3 star hotels in Lhasa and 02 star hotels in Gyantse and Shigatse. You will have to adjust in the guesthouses with basic facilities in rest of Tibet. While traveling in Tibet, bury in your mind that you are here not for a luxury but for an experience.
- Basically our services start from and end in Lhasa. Please indicate if you need accommodation, transfers and tours in the transit cities. We have our own operation teams in gateway cities like Kathmandu and Chengdu and we have representatives in Xinning, Xian Beijing and Shanghai who can arrange you hotel, airport transfers and small tours.
- Tell us if you have any other special dietary requirement (e.g., vegetarians, non-smokers, etc.)
- All internal flights are part of land arrangement. Please, let us know if you are to make your own internal flight arrangement.
- Please bury in mind that you have to come in and get out of Tibet within the duration in the Tibet travel permit - no more than that duration. In another word, if you book a 3 days trip, your visa or permit will be valid for only 3 days.
- Booking: Once we reach into an agreement on itinerary, service requirement and price, you will fill up and fax us the trip application form duly signed followed by a deposit check or credit card payment.
- We will advise you if you are to apply your Chinese visa in your home country.
Clothing and important articles recommended:
The weather is cold, harsh and dry. Here, you have the list of clothing recommended to bring with. Tracksuits, woolen shirts, pullovers, high-neck sweaters, wind and rain proof jackets with hoods, loose fitting pants, trousers, muffler, woolen hats (Balaclava), woolen socks, thermal under garments, shawl, slippers, hiking boots, sport shoes etc. Alarm Clock, Flashlight and batteries, Swiss Army knife, Reading materials, Cameras with extra batteries, notebook and pens, water bottle, sunglasses, sunscreen lotion, lip guard, sewing kit, pollution mask etc are other important needs.
Tibet Books, Audio, Video & more:
To enhance your travel experience in Tibet; to learn more, prepare better and enjoy the country better as a whole, you have to be well informed. At High Asia, we do provide you with tons of information, but even then, we could not tell you enough. Therefore we encourage visitors to Tibet to read as many books as possible before the trip to get a realistic idea of the country.
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