Namtso
Namtso is a lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is situated at an elevation of 4,718 m and has a length of 70 km and an area of 1,920 km². It is the 93rd most looked-up sight in China on English Wikipedia and is one of 130 sights in China listed on this website.
Planning a visit
The weather varies throughout the year. The warmest temperatures occur in July, with an average high of 12 °C and an average low of 6 °C. This is also one of the wettest periods, with July and August seeing 116 mm and 138 mm of rain. For the least amount of rain, February and November have 0 rainy days. In January, the average high is -7 °C and the average low is -16 °C. In April, the average high is 1 °C and the average low is -7 °C.
The nearest airport is Lhasa Gonggar International Airport, located 164 km away. The lake is 2,554 km from Beijing.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 12 °C. The wettest is August, with about 138 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | -7 | -6 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | -1 | -5 |
| Average low, °C | -16 | -14 | -10 | -7 | -4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | -1 | -7 | -13 |
| Rainfall, mm | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 66 | 116 | 138 | 83 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| Rainy days | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
