What is the climate like in Shangri-La in June? Will there be plateaus?
The general terrain trend of the Shangri-La region is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The highest point Balagezong is 5545 meters above sea level, and the lowest point Luojijihan is 1503 meters above sea level. The altitude difference is 4042 meters, and the average altitude is 3459 meters. The landforms within the territory can be divided into mountains, plateaus, basins and river valleys according to their shapes. There will be altitude sickness but it has nothing to do with the climate.
Shangri-La City is located in a high-altitude and low-latitude zone. The climate changes with increasing altitude, and six climate zones appear in sequence. It is a typical "three-dimensional agricultural climate" with the following climate characteristics:
1. Monsoon climate
It is controlled alternately by the southwest monsoon and the south branch westerly jet stream, with distinct dry and wet seasons, from 6 to There are many cloudy and rainy weather in October, and the rainfall accounts for 10-80% of the annual precipitation, forming a wet season. From November to May, there are many sunny days, sufficient sunshine, large evaporation, and rainfall accounting for 10 to 20% of the annual precipitation, forming a dry season.
2. Three-dimensional climate
The county has towering snow-capped mountains and deep valleys. The climate changes with altitude, from the Jinsha River Valley at an altitude of 1,503 meters to Haba at an altitude of 5,309 meters. On the top of the snow mountain, there are six climate zones: valley north subtropical zone, mountain warm temperate zone, mountain temperate zone, mountain cold temperate zone, alpine sub-frigid zone and alpine frigid zone. The county's climate is wide and narrow, forming a typical three-dimensional climate of "one mountain with four seasons".
3. Plateau climate
The county is located on the northerly Tropic of Cancer 3°25′, with the Shangri-La Plateau dominated by Zhongdian Bazi and Zhongdian Bazi, with an average altitude of 3,450 meters and solar radiation all year round. There is abundant energy, the annual temperature range is small, there is no summer all year round, and the average temperature is 5.5℃. However, the atmosphere is highly transparent, the solar radiation is strong, the temperature increases sharply during the day, the temperature drops quickly at night, and the daily temperature range is large. The daily temperature range in the dry season can reach 30°C. It can be said that "there are no four seasons in a year, but four seasons in one day."
4. Topographic Microclimate
The terrain of Shangri-La is low in the south and high in the north. The south welcomes the warm and humid air flow from the south. The precipitation is relatively abundant and the climate is humid, while the north is relatively dry. Shangri-La has a complex topographic structure, with various climate types embedded and intertwined. Within the same vertical climate zone, there are individual small terrain climates such as forest climate, grassland climate, and lake basin climate, forming a climate characteristic of "different days in every mile".