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Location: Segovia, central Spain, 1230 m asl, Csb Mediterranean with strong continental influence, 40º43 N
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Does this city experience a reasonable number of thunderstorms during the wet season every summer?
I guess its high altitude doesn't allow thunderstorm activity, but hey, who knows!
The four seasons in Lhasa, Tibet, China: Winter:
Winter is the dry season here, with precipitation being non-existent. What little moisture arrives is usually mixed, as the average temperature is around freezing. Due to the low humidity and high altitude (~3656 m or 11995 ft), diurnal temperature variation is very high. It is also very sunny, due to the relatively low latitude (~29.7ºN of the equator), allowing days that average around 10 hours.
Spring and Autumn/Fall:
Spring and Autumn/Fall offer relatively cool to cold conditions, while still being dry. Despite being warmer than Winter, it is actually more likely for snow to form, as the nights still hover close to freezing, while days are mild, especially considering the strong UV radiation. Precipitation picks up by May and drops to hardly-existent by October. Sunshine and diurnal temperature range is still high.
Summer:
Summers are mild and wet, as the Indian Monsoon does penetrate, to an extent, to the southeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau. Despite receiving over 125 mm (4.9 in) in July and August, sunshine is still common, although clouds are definitely more frequent than other periods of the year, apparent by the percent sunshine hours dropping from 75% to 55%. Days can often feel hot in the Sun, but nights are almost always cool or even cold.
One might have problems adapting to the thin air (altitude sickness), also part of the weather.
La Paz, Bolivia is roughly the same altitude as Lhasa, and I certainly agree that the altitude is something not to be discounted. In La Paz, I had miserable headaches due to altitude sickness in the first few days. Even after 4 days, I did not have as much energy as normal, and I was in my 20s when I visited there many decades ago.
Sounds like it has too much sun for me. With that said, I don't really have a letter grade in mind. The temperatures on the Wiki being in Celsius threw my US brain for a loop. lol
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