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The climate of Tibet is severely dry nine months of the year, and average annual snowfall is only 46 cm (18 inches), due to the rain shadow effect. Western passes receive small amounts of fresh snow each year but remain traversible all year round.
Even so, the hottest temperatures nationwide are recorded in the Turpan Depression, where the climate is much drier and temperatures often exceed 40 °C (104 °F). [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Permafrost can be found at high elevations in the Tibetan Plateau and the Tian Shan mountains, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] as well as other mountainous areas in Northern China.
The area is highly mountainous, and in contrast to the high altitude grasslands predominant in Tibetan Plateau, Riwoche is lush all year round with evergreen forests. Riwoche's climate is mild by Tibetan standards, with daytime high temperatures generally above −4 °C (25 °F) in winter and 20 °C (68 °F) in summer. [2]
The climate of the ecoregion depends on altitude and aspect of the terrain. The lower areas are Subarctic climate, dry winter (Köppen climate classification Subarctic climate (Dwc)). This climate is characterized by mild summers (only 1-3 months above 10 °C (50.0 °F)) and cold winters having monthly precipitation less than one-tenth of the ...
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Sog County has a dry-winter alpine subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc) with mild, rainy summers and freezing to frigid, dry winters with large diurnal temperature variations. Climate data for Sogxian, elevation 4,023 m (13,199 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
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Tibetan antelopes, gazelles, and kiangs gaze on the grasslands of the Tibetan plateau. There are more than 500 bird species in Tibet. Because of the high altitude and harsh climate, there are few insects in Tibet. [81] Snow leopards are hunted for their fur and the eggs of black-necked cranes have been collected as a delicacy food.