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Best time to visit Shannan

The best time to visit Shannan is from June to August. However, Shannan is suitable for visiting all year round. Shannan Prefecture is located in the river valley of the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, belonging to the temperate semi-arid and sub-humid plateau monsoon climate, with a long winter without summer, no cold winter.
 

Travel to Shannan in Spring

In spring, East Asian monsoon wind in winter season transit to summer monsoon. The low pressure and frontal activity intensified. The spring climate is characterized by cold and rainy, and it often occurs wild wind and heavy snow in south Shannan.

Shannan spring’s average temperature is 7 ~ 15 . The feature of the temperature distribution is lower from north and east to south and west areas. The precipitation is 270-660 mm in the whole region, the precipitation distribution gradually decreases from eastern to the western region.

Travel to Shannan in Summer

In summer, with the summer monsoon circulation system established, southeast wind prevails. The Northwest Pacific subtropical high activities have a major impact on the weather, while the northern cold air still has some impact. In early summer, Shannan gradually enters the rainy season. At height of summer, affected by the subtropical high, Shannan’s climate is prone to being fine, hot and dry, resulting in the phenomenon of drought.

Shannan summer climate is characterized by high temperatures, the uneven spatial and temporal distribution of precipitation, short-term and more intense precipitation, light intensity, dry air and frequent meteorological disasters. The whole region’s average temperature is 15 ~ 20 in summer, and the temperature distribution is characterized by decreasing from the central region to the surrounding areas. The precipitation is around 230 to 500 mm. Main meteorological disasters in summer: storms, drought, heat, thunderstorms, high winds, tornadoes, etc.

Travel to Shannan in Autumn

In autumn, summer monsoon wind gradually weakened and transit to winter monsoon winds, cyclones' activities causing the frequent frontal precipitation, and temperatures changed greatly. Weather features: In the early autumn, Shannan is prone to the rhythm of the rainy weather. During Mid-autumn, controled by the high-pressure weather system, it is prone to clear and sunny.

In late autumn, the northern cold air began to increasing, cold and warm, sunny and rainy weather converse frequently. The temperature fluctuate in big range. Average temperature of the whole region is 8 ~ 16 in fall. 

Travel to Shannan in Winter

In winter, the strength of East Asian winter monsoon depends primarily on the activities of the Mongolian cold high pressure. The feature of the climate is sunny, cold and dry, air dry. The whole region’s average temperature is -3 ~ 12 in winter, and the temperature distribution decreasing from south to north, from east to west; The precipitation of each area is around 8 to 15 mm rainfall, with unobvious local differences. The main meteorological disasters in winter: cold, snow, frost damage, wind, cold damage and so on.
 

Climate Data Table for Shannan

 Month Item
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average
Temperature ()
-0.4
2.4
5.9
8.9
12.6
16.0
15.9
15.1
13.5
9.7
4.0
0.0
Maximum
Temperature(℃)
8.0
10.0
13.5
16.6
20.3
23.4
22.9
21.9
20.6
17.8
12.8
8.9
Minimum
Temperature(℃)
-8.3
-5.3
-1.6
1.7
5.6
9.5
10.5
10.0
8.2
2.8
-3.3
-7.4
Rainfall (mm)
0.3
0.6
4.4
10.6
25.8
58.1
103.8
109.8
61.5
6.8
1.2
0.3
Days of Rainfall
2.6
3.5
3.8
3.5
3.1
2.8
2.5
2.6
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.0