Tibet Weather - Best Time to Travel Tibet

English: The Barkhor in Lhasa (Tibet) 2007 Deutsch: Der Barkhor genannte Umwandlungsweg in Lhasa (Tibet) 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Sherry Jia

The best travel time in Tibet is usually from April to November. But it also depends on where you would like to visit. In the lower altitude places such as Lhasa, Tsedang, Gyantse, Shigatse and Nyingchi, you can travel any time in the year. The climate in those areas is mild, no extremely coldness or hotness. In the winter season of December - March, though it is very cold but you'll see less tourists and during the time, the cost for accommodation and car rental will be lower as well. And winter season also offers a greater chance to view the grand Mt. Everest clearly.

July and August are the rainy seasons in Tibet, mainly night rain only which usually won't affect your sightseeing in the day time but will bring some difficulty to trekking tours. This two months could see about half of the annual rain in Tibet.

April, October and November often bring some dazzling clear weather and you could feel very comfortable in the lower altitude places.

For some popular tours, you may need to note the following weather restrictions: 

The Everest Region: though the Lhasa-Everest-Lhasa tour is available throughout the year, the Lhasa-Everest-Kathmandu overland tour could be impossible in some snow time in Jan or Feb, especially the Old Tingri - Nyalam - Zhangmu part.
Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar as well as the Northern Tibet (including Namtso Lake): usually not passable in winter seasons from December to March.
Eastern Tibet: try to avoid travelling the Sichuan-Tibet highway in the rainy seasons of July and August.
Besides the above climate issues you shall consider when planning a tour to Tibet, you need to get prepared for the strong sun radiation and big temperature difference between day and night for traveling there as well.

Sherry Jia, Tibet travel advisor from http://www.toursoftibet.com, a local travel agency based in Lhasa with an office in Chengdu. You can find detailed day-to-day itineraries of some popular tours in Tibet on our web site including the amazing 8-day Himalayan EBC tour, Kailash Yatra and also many other sightseeing and adventure tours in Tibet.

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