Lake Manasarovar
Lake Manasarovar is a lake in China. It is one of the 130 sights of China listed on this site and is the 15th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The lake is at an elevation of about 4,556 meters. For travel, Simikot Airport in Nepal is 83 km away, while Pokhara International Airport is 368 km away. The site is 3,307 km from Beijing. You can combine a visit here with Mount Kailash, which is 48 km away.
Weather conditions vary throughout the year. The warmest months are July and August, with daily highs of about 13 °C and 12 °C, but these months also have the most rain, with up to 105 mm in August. The coldest period is from December to February, when daily highs stay below -7 °C and lows reach -24 °C. The driest months are November and January, with about 9 to 10 mm of rain.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 13 °C. The wettest is August, with about 105 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | -12 | -11 | -7 | -2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | -3 | -7 |
| Average low, °C | -24 | -24 | -19 | -13 | -7 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -7 | -13 | -17 |
| Rainfall, mm | 10 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 86 | 105 | 54 | 22 | 9 | 9 |
| Rainy days | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
