The climate in Shigatse is cold and temperate. In winter, there is much less rainfall in Shigatse than in summer. The climate here is classified as Dwb by the Köppen-Geiger system. In Shigatse, the average annual temperature is 6.4 °C. The rainfall here averages 422 mm.
Climograph Shigatse
The driest month is January. There is 0 mm of precipitation in January. With an average of 146 mm, the most precipitation falls in August.
Temperature graph Shigatse
With an average of 14.9 °C, June is the warmest month. January has the lowest average temperature of the year. It is -3.7 °C.
Shigatse Climate table // historical Weather data
| Avg. Temperature (°C) | Avg. Temperature (°F) | Precipitation / Rainfall (mm) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3.7 | 25.3 | 0 |
| February | -0.8 | 30.6 | 0 |
| March | 2.8 | 37.0 | 2 |
| April | 7.2 | 45.0 | 3 |
| May | 11 | 51.8 | 15 |
| June | 14.9 | 58.8 | 60 |
| July | 14.7 | 58.5 | 129 |
| August | 13.9 | 57.0 | 146 |
| September | 12.1 | 53.8 | 58 |
| October | 6.9 | 44.4 | 7 |
| November | 1 | 33.8 | 2 |
| December | -2.7 | 27.1 | 0 |
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. Temperature (°C) | -3.7 | -0.8 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 11 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 1 | -2.7 |
| Min. Temperature (°C) | -13 | -9.4 | -5.3 | -0.7 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 5.7 | -1.2 | -8.3 | -12.2 |
| Max. Temperature (°C) | 5.6 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 15.2 | 18.9 | 22.2 | 20.8 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 15.1 | 10.3 | 6.8 |
| Avg. Temperature (°F) | 25.3 | 30.6 | 37.0 | 45.0 | 51.8 | 58.8 | 58.5 | 57.0 | 53.8 | 44.4 | 33.8 | 27.1 |
| Min. Temperature (°F) | 8.6 | 15.1 | 22.5 | 30.7 | 37.8 | 45.7 | 47.7 | 46.6 | 42.3 | 29.8 | 17.1 | 10.0 |
| Max. Temperature (°F) | 42.1 | 46.2 | 51.6 | 59.4 | 66.0 | 72.0 | 69.4 | 67.5 | 65.3 | 59.2 | 50.5 | 44.2 |
| Precipitation / Rainfall (mm) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 60 | 129 | 146 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
The precipitation varies 146 mm between the driest month and the wettest month. During the year, the average temperatures vary by 18.6 °C.
