- Local time
- Asia/Shanghai
- Country
- China
- Population
- 867,900
- Elevation
- 3,651 m
- Airports
- LXA
- 43 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 3,550 km
- 4 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Lhasa, month by month
- Jan1°
- Feb4°
- Mar7°
- Apr12°
- May16°
- Jun20°
- Jul19°
- Aug18°
- Sept16°
- Oct12°
- Nov6°
- Dec3°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: June to August.
Mean highs run from 1°C in January to 20°C in June, with about 463 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for LhasaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 666 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Lhasa itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBLhasa
3,550 km
4 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
From AUHLhasa
3,640 km
5 hrs · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Shanghai
- Country
- China
- Currency
- Chinese Yuan CNYToday's indicative rate: CNY 1 ≈ USD 0.149Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A, C and I220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110police119fire120ambulanceAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +86 · On the right
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The flights, the stays and the time in between, put together by a person and sent back as one quote.