Tibet Weather in October-Best time for Cultural Tour
Tibet weather in Ooctober: Almost 80% of tree leaves become yellow and the weather becomes colder now even through it is still sunny every day. It is cold in early morning and late night. Sun rise time is about 8:50 am while the sunset time is at about 7:00pm. The temperatures in Lhasa usually stay above freezing point, ranging from about 2 °C (35 °F) to 17 °C (61 °F). People love to the enjoy the sunshine as normally the sunshine in October is not so strong but softer.
Tibet travel clothing tips:It is better to dress in layers. Warm coat, sunglasses, sun lotions are still necessary.
Tibet travel advice for October: China National Day Holiday falls in the first week of October. It is good to have 5-8 days Tibetan cultural tours or 9-10 days Everest Base Camp adventure this month. If your trip is with Everest Base camp inclusive, you d better have 3-5 days in Lhasa and/or Tsetang to get full acclimatized before going to higher altitude. If you will do some trekking or biking, it is good to finish it before around Oct.20 because it gets colder and colder after Oct.20. According to our experience, trekking groups finish all trekking before Oct.15 in the past years.
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Real time weather forecast in different places in Tibet
Places | Weather Report from Wunderground.com (Click on the image to get the weather forecast) |
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Lhasa | |
Garze | |
Nagqu | |
Nyingchi | |
Qamdo | |
Tingri | |
Xigaze |