Lhasa weather in July

In July, Lhasa sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 168 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lhasa's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lhasa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
7:09 AM – 8:53 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Lhasa is prefecture-level city and capital of Tibet.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.8 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
4/km²
people per km²
Founded
~633 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Lhasa reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3178
4178
5178
6178
7178
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10178
11178
12178
13178
14178
15178
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20178
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22178
23178
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25178
26178
27178
28178
29178
30178
31178

How July really feels in Lhasa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lhasa weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -17°1044.910.30.0
Feb / -13°113.84.410.90.0
Mar / -9°247.77.511.80.1
Apr / -5°4713.29.312.71.5
May13° / 7217.56.313.53.1
Jun17° / 11220113.94.1
Jul17° / 16824.5013.73.5
Aug16° / 16724.30.113.13.3
Sep14° / 12622.11.112.23.0
Oct / -4°6115.87.211.31.8
Nov / -13°195.55.310.50.0
Dec-0° / -16°103.13.610.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42674
52575
62476
72476
82476
92377
102278
112278
122278
132179
142179
152278
162278
172278
182278
192278
202278
212278
222278
232179
242179
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301981
311981

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lhasa gets around 168 mm of rain over 24.5 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 79% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
178
278
378
478
578
678
778
878
979
1079
1179
1279
1379
1478
1578
1678
1778
1878
1978
2078
2178
2279
2379
2479
2579
2680
2780
2880
2980
3080
3179

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
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23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 8:55 PM to 8:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.97:028:55
213.97:038:55
313.97:038:55
413.97:048:55
513.97:048:55
613.87:048:55
713.87:058:55
813.87:058:55
913.87:068:55
1013.87:068:55
1113.87:078:55
1213.87:078:54
1313.87:088:54
1413.87:088:54
1513.77:098:53
1613.77:098:53
1713.77:108:53
1813.77:108:52
1913.77:118:52
2013.77:118:52
2113.77:128:51
2213.67:138:51
2313.67:138:50
2413.67:148:50
2513.67:148:49
2613.67:158:49
2713.57:158:48
2813.57:168:48
2913.57:178:47
3013.57:178:46
3113.57:188:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Lhasa

In seasonPeak

In July, Lhasa sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lhasa's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Lhasa?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lhasa.

What to pack for Lhasa in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Lhasa sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Lhasa in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lhasa peaks around June 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighExtremeVery highHighJun 18UV 16Dec 23UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun16Extreme
Jul15Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Lhasa in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lhasa is worst in April — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Lhasa's WHO annual average of 16.8 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodApr 1529 µg/m³Sep 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lhasa?

Lhasa sits at 29.6°N, 91.1°E, 3,651 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Jakar, 236 km away.

Topography around Lhasa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lhasa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lhasa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m around an average of 3,677 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,964 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,633 m.

The land around Lhasa is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
608 m
16 km
1,964 m
80 km
2,633 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Jakar 236 km · Trongsa 246 km · Punakha 258 km · Trashigang 261 km · Mongar 264 km · Thimphu 282 km · Paro 297 km · Tsirang 307 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lhasa (29.65°, 91.1°, elevation 3,651 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).