{"id":3071,"date":"2021-08-23T22:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=3071"},"modified":"2021-10-13T10:21:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T02:21:47","slug":"when-is-the-best-time-to-visit-lhasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel\/when-is-the-best-time-to-visit-lhasa","title":{"rendered":"Best Time to Visit Lhasa (Tips, Photos &#038; Map)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Plan your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/lhasa_tour\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/lhasa_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lhasa Tour<\/a>? Lhasa, the capital of China\u2019s Tibet Autonomous Region, is one of the highest cities in the world. So if you\u2019re thinking of visiting this remote and beautiful wonderland, but still have some questions about when to go, then read on to get some practical information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lhasa is in highland area, so a few visitors may have altitude sickness. please take your health checkup to make sure that you are able to adapt to the plateau climate there. Use this travel guide to help you make a smart decision about when to visit Lhasa and Tibet as a whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Time to Visit Lhasa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lhasa has sunny weather throughout the year, not much rainfall, not severe cold in winter, not extremely hot summer in summer, and basiaclly a pleasant climate. Lhasa has an annual sunshine timeof over 3000 hours, known as the &#8220;sunshine city&#8221; .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, it is better to travel to Lhasa in spring, summer and autumn because it is relatively cold in winter plus altitude sickness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically the time between April and October is regarded as the good season for traveling Lhasa.  In particular, the best months to visit Lhasa are May, June, September and October. July and August are rainy months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lhasa in Spring (April to Early June)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lhasa enjoys the reputation of \u201csunlight city\u201d. Spring in Lhasa is dry and windy. So you need to pay attention to add water to your body and mineral water is a good choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lhasa-Spring.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> Lhasa in Spring (April to Early June) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s more, lipstick is also necessary. Generally the May Day Holiday is the beginning of the traveling season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lhasa in Summer ( July and August)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer is the rainy season of Lhasa. Different from other cities, it rains at night and sunny again in daytime. Lhasa enjoys a mild climate, neither too cold in winter nor hot in summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The temperature in summer is generally from 10\u2103 to 20\u2103. But the ultraviolet radiation is so strong that you has to protect your skin well. The sunglasses, sun cream, lip balm and hat should be brought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lhasa-summer.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> Lhasa in Summer ( July and August) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Early May and early October are the best times to visit Mt. Everest. Thanks to the clear weather, this period provides the best views of Mt. Everest.|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lhasa in Autumn (September and October )<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather is autumn of Lhasa is also dry and windy. It has been in gold colour as autumn arrives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lhasa-Autumn.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> Lhasa in Autumn (September and October ) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of trees have turned to yellow by the mild sunlight while those red maple leaves dress up the park as if the spring doesn\u2019t go away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lhasa in Winter (Later November till March next year)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people think of Lhasa as being extremely cold. In fact, winter in Lhasa is not that cold. Lhasa has a cool and dry climate with frosty winter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lhasa-winter.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> Lhasa in Winter (Later November till March next year) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some features in winter of Lhasa: blue sky and bright sun, in particular. And it is the best season to see snow-capped mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hassle-free Lhasa Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours, here are some options for guided tours to Lhasa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/lhasa_tour\" target=\"_blank\">Lhasa Tour<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/tibet_travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tibet Travel<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/lhasa_tour\/#lgt\" target=\"_blank\">Lhasa Tibet Group Tour<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/lhasa_tour\/#lpt\" target=\"_blank\">Lhasa Tibet Private Tour<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/lhasa_tour\/#blt\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing Lhasa Tour<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/lhasa_tour\/#lct\" target=\"_blank\">Lhasa China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel\/when-is-the-best-time-to-visit-lhasa\" target=\"_blank\">Best Time to Visit Lhasa<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/top-10-lhasa-attractions\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Attractions in Lhasa<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel-tips\/lhasa-tourist-traps-tourist-scams-lhasa\" target=\"_blank\">Lhasa Tourist Traps, Tourist Scams Lhasa<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel-tips\/where-to-stay-in-lhasa\" target=\"_blank\">Where to stay in Lhasa<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel-tips\/makye-ame-lhasa-restaurant-your-kitchen-in-lhasa\" target=\"_blank\">Makye Ame Lhasa Restaurant \u2013 Your Kitchen in Lhasa<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel-tips\/lhasa-airport-lhasa-gonggar-airport\" target=\"_blank\">Lhasa Airport, Lhasa Gonggar Airport<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-tour-reviews\/xian-lhasa-flight-experience-xian-lhasa-flight\" target=\"_blank\">Xian Lhasa Flight Experience, Xian Lhasa Flight<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel-tips\/lhasa-railway-station-transportation-taxi-public-bus\" target=\"_blank\">Lhasa Railway Station Transportation, Taxi, Public Bus<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel-tips\/get-around-in-lhasa-with-pedicab-or-trishaw\" target=\"_blank\">Get around in Lhasa with Pedicab or Trishaw<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel\/lhasa-taxi-lhasa-taxi-fares-tips-and-phone\" target=\"_blank\">lhasa Taxi<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel-tips\/best-places-to-take-picture-of-potala-palace-lhasa\" target=\"_blank\">Best Places to Take Picture of Potala Palace Lhasa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel\/4-wheel-drive-trip-from-lhasa-to-ranwu\" target=\"_blank\">4-Wheel Drive Trip from Lhasa to Ranwu<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel\/drak-yerpa-my-trip-to-drak-yerpa-monastery\" target=\"_blank\">Tips for Visiting Drak Yerpa (Tips, Photos &amp; Map)<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel\/the-pilgrim-kora-in-lhasa-lhasa-pilgrim-circuits\" target=\"_blank\">The Pilgrim Kora in Lhasa, Lhasa Pilgrim circuits<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel-tips\/monks-at-sera-je-college-at-sera-monastery-in-lhasa\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Sera Monastery in Lhasa<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel-tips\/beijing-road-in-lhasa\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing Road in Lhasa<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel\/lhasa-river-in-the-city-of-lhasa\" target=\"_blank\">Lhasa River in the City of Lhasa (Tips, Photos &amp; Map)<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel-tips\/lhasa-great-mosque-the-mosques-in-lhasa\" target=\"_blank\">Lhasa Great Mosque, the Mosques in Lhasa<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel\/lhasa-yamdrok-lake-road-trip\" target=\"_blank\">Lhasa Yamdrok-Tso Lake Road Trip<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel\/qushui-bridge-the-qushui-bridge-in-tibet\" target=\"_blank\">Qushui Bridge in Qushui County, Tibet (Tips, Photos &amp; Map)<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/gyantse-travel\/nagarze-county-and-scenic-road-trip-to-gyantse\" target=\"_blank\">Nagarz\u00ea County and Scenic Road Trip to Gyantse<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/shigatse-travel\/gyantse-and-trip-to-shigates\" target=\"_blank\">Gyantse County and Road Trip to Shigatse<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/shigatse-travel\/shigatse-trip\" target=\"_blank\">Shigatse Trip (Tips, Photos &amp; Map)<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/shigatse-travel\/shigatse-lhatse-tingri-road-trip\" target=\"_blank\">Shigatse Lhatse Tingri Road Trip<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/lhasa-travel-tips\/drive-from-tingri-to-mt-everest-base-camp\" target=\"_blank\">Drive from Tingri to Mt.Everest Base Camp<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/tingri-travel\/gangkar-town-old-tingri-tingri-county\" target=\"_blank\">Gangkar Town ( Gangga Town ), Tingri County<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/tingri-travel\/tingri-county\" target=\"_blank\">Tingri County \uff08Tips, Photos &amp; Maps\uff09<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/zhangmu-travel-tibet-travel\/nyalam-town-nyalam-county\" target=\"_blank\">Nyalam Town &amp; Nyalam County (Tips, Photos &amp; Maps)<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/zhangmu-travel-tibet-travel\/zhangmu-port-zhangmu-town\" target=\"_blank\">Zhangmu Port &amp; Zhangmu Town (Tips, Photos &amp; Maps)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plan your Lhasa Tour? Lhasa, the capital of China\u2019s Tibet Autonomous Region, is one of the highest cities in the world. So if you\u2019re thinking of visiting this remote and beautiful wonderland, but still have some questions about when to go, then read on to get some practical information. Lhasa is in highland area, so&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[913,914,912],"class_list":["post-3071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lhasa-travel","tag-best-season-to-tour-lhasa","tag-the-best-season-of-the-year-to-visit","tag-the-best-time-to-visit-lhasa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3071"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3071"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28350,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3071\/revisions\/28350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}