Norbulingka ནོར་བུ་གླིང་ག
Lhasa, China UNESCO World Heritage Site
Norbulingka is a palace and a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Tibet. It is a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level in China.
Planning a visit
The best time to visit is between April and May, when daily highs range from 12 °C to 16 °C. June through August are the wettest months, with July and August seeing about 142 mm to 145 mm of rain and up to 22 rainy days. From November to March, temperatures are much colder, with lows reaching as low as -13 °C in January.
Lhasa Gonggar International Airport is the nearest airport, located 43 km from the site. Norbulingka is 2,565 km from Beijing. Visitors can combine a trip to this palace with nearby sites such as the Potala Palace, which is 2.2 km away, Jokhang, located 3.6 km away, or Sera Monastery, which is 6.1 km away.
Weather by month
The warmest month is June, with an average high of 20 °C. The wettest is August, with about 145 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| Average low, °C | -13 | -9 | -5 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | -8 | -11 |
| Rainfall, mm | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 84 | 142 | 145 | 85 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Rainy days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
