Editing Lhasa (section)

==Climate==
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| footer            = Left: Chengguan District, Lhasa; right: Lhasa Valley
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Owing to its very high elevation, Lhasa has a [[cool semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''BSk''), bordering on both a monsoon-influenced [[subtropical highland climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cwb'') and a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dwb''), with frosty winters and mild summers, yet the valley location protects the city from intense cold or heat and strong winds. Monthly possible sunshine ranges from 53&nbsp;percent in July to 84&nbsp;percent in November, and the city receives nearly 3,000 hours of sunlight annually. It is thus sometimes called the "sunlit city" by Tibetans. The coldest month is January with an average temperature of {{convert|0.6|°C|1}} and the warmest month is June and July with a daily average of {{convert|17.5|°C|1}}, though nights have generally been warmer in July.<ref name= CMA >{{cite web |url=http://old-cdc.cma.gov.cn/shuju/search1.jsp?dsid=SURF_CLI_CHN_MUL_MMON_19712000_CES&tpcat=SURF&type=table&pageid=3 |script-title=zh:中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年） |access-date=4 May 2010 |publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |language=zh |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055035/http://old-cdc.cma.gov.cn/shuju/search1.jsp?dsid=SURF_CLI_CHN_MUL_MMON_19712000_CES&tpcat=SURF&type=table&pageid=3 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The annual mean temperature is {{convert|8.8|°C|1}}, with extreme temperatures ranging from {{convert|−16.5|to|30.8|°C|°F|0}} on 17 January 1968 and 24 June 2019 respectively.<ref name = Mherrera/> Lhasa has an annual precipitation of {{convert|458|mm|in|1}} with rain falling mainly in July, August and September. The driest month is December at {{convert|0.3|mm|2}} and the wettest month is August, at {{convert|133.5|mm|2}}. Summer is widely regarded the "best" of the year as rains come mostly at night and Lhasa is still sunny during the daytime.

{{Weather box
| location = Lhasa, elevation {{convert|3649|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan high C = 8.3
| Feb high C = 10.4
| Mar high C = 13.4
| Apr high C = 16.5
| May high C = 20.5
| Jun high C = 23.9
| Jul high C = 23.3
| Aug high C = 22.3
| Sep high C = 21.1
| Oct high C = 17.9
| Nov high C = 13.3
| Dec high C = 9.7
| Jan mean C = 0.6
| Feb mean C = 3.1
| Mar mean C = 6.5
| Apr mean C = 9.8
| May mean C = 13.8
| Jun mean C = 17.5
| Jul mean C = 17.5
| Aug mean C = 16.7
| Sep mean C = 15.2
| Oct mean C = 10.8
| Nov mean C = 5.4
| Dec mean C = 1.7
| Jan low C = -7.1
| Feb low C = -4.2
| Mar low C = -0.5
| Apr low C = 3.1
| May low C = 7.1
| Jun low C = 11.1
| Jul low C = 11.7
| Aug low C = 11.1
| Sep low C = 9.3
| Oct low C = 3.7
| Nov low C = -2.5
| Dec low C = -6.3
| Jan record high C = 20.5
| Feb record high C = 21.3
| Mar record high C = 25.1
| Apr record high C = 25.9
| May record high C = 29.4
| Jun record high C = 30.8
| Jul record high C = 30.4
| Aug record high C = 27.2
| Sep record high C = 26.5
| Oct record high C = 24.8
| Nov record high C = 22.8
| Dec record high C = 20.1
| Jan record low C = −16.5
| Feb record low C = −15.4
| Mar record low C = −13.6
| Apr record low C = −8.1
| May record low C = -2.7
| Jun record low C = 2.0
| Jul record low C = 4.5
| Aug record low C = 3.3
| Sep record low C = 0.3
| Oct record low C = -7.2
| Nov record low C = -11.2
| Dec record low C = -16.1
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 0.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 1.9
| Mar precipitation mm = 3.5
| Apr precipitation mm = 8.3
| May precipitation mm = 31.1
| Jun precipitation mm = 84.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 140.5
| Aug precipitation mm = 129.8
| Sep precipitation mm = 64.8
| Oct precipitation mm = 6.5
| Nov precipitation mm = 0.9
| Dec precipitation mm = 0.7
| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 0.6
| Feb precipitation days = 1.2
| Mar precipitation days = 2.4
| Apr precipitation days = 5.2
| May precipitation days = 9.5
| Jun precipitation days = 14.4
| Jul precipitation days = 19.8
| Aug precipitation days = 19.1
| Sep precipitation days = 13.5
| Oct precipitation days = 3.5
| Nov precipitation days = 0.6
| Dec precipitation days = 0.5
| year precipitation days = 
| Jan humidity = 25
| Feb humidity = 24
| Mar humidity = 27
| Apr humidity = 36
| May humidity = 41
| Jun humidity = 48
| Jul humidity = 59
| Aug humidity = 61
| Sep humidity = 57
| Oct humidity = 43
| Nov humidity = 32
| Dec humidity = 27
| Jan sun = 250.0
| Feb sun = 234.4
| Mar sun = 256.0
| Apr sun = 254.3
| May sun = 279.8
| Jun sun = 260.4
| Jul sun = 227.5
| Aug sun = 223.5
| Sep sun = 238.4
| Oct sun = 280.6
| Nov sun = 266.2
| Dec sun = 256.5
| year sun = 
| Jan percentsun = 77
| Feb percentsun = 74
| Mar percentsun = 68
| Apr percentsun = 65
| May percentsun = 66
| Jun percentsun = 62
| Jul percentsun = 54
| Aug percentsun = 55
| Sep percentsun = 65
| Oct percentsun = 80
| Nov percentsun = 84
| Dec percentsun = 81
| year percentsun = 
| Jan snow days = 1.3
| Feb snow days = 2.2
| Mar snow days = 5.5
| Apr snow days = 5.6
| May snow days = 0.9
| Jun snow days = 0
| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0.1
| Oct snow days = 1.1
| Nov snow days = 1.3
| Dec snow days = 0.7
| year snow days = 
| source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |language=zh-cn |access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:CMA台站气候标准值(1991-2020) |publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |language=zh |access-date=11 April 2023 |title=Experience Template}}</ref><ref name="CMA old">
{{cite web |url=http://old-cdc.cma.gov.cn/shuju/search1.jsp?dsid=SURF_CLI_CHN_MUL_MMON_19712000_CES&tpcat=SURF&type=table&pageid=3 |script-title=zh:中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971–2000年） |publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |access-date=25 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055035/http://old-cdc.cma.gov.cn/shuju/search1.jsp?dsid=SURF_CLI_CHN_MUL_MMON_19712000_CES&tpcat=SURF&type=table&pageid=3 |archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> all-time extreme temperature<ref name = Mherrera>{{cite web |url=http://www.mherrera.org/temp.htm |title=Extreme Temperatures Around the World |access-date=21 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=55591&ano=2022&mes=3&day=29&hora=18&min=0&ndays=30 |title=55591: Lhasa (China) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=28 March 2022 |website=ogimet.com |publisher=OGIMET |access-date=29 March 2022 |quote=}}</ref>
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