Tibet Autonomous Region · China
Chamdo travel guide
Chamdo is a city in Tibet Autonomous Region, China, home to about 761,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BPX65 km · Qamdo Bangda Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Urumqi
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Chamdo
Chamdo, officially Qamdo (Tibetan: ཆབ་མདོ, Wylie: chab mdo, ZWPY: qamdo) and also known in Chinese as Changdu (Chinese: 昌都; pinyin: Chang Du), is a prefecture-level city in the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Its seat is the town of Chengguan in Karuo District.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Chamdo
See
- Neydo Tashi Choeling
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When to go
The best time to visit Chamdo
Chamdo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; July is the wettest, with about 116 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Chamdo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Qamdo Bangda Airport (BPX), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line.
BPX · Qamdo Bangda Airport
Questions
Chamdo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Chamdo?
Chamdo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; July is the wettest, with about 116 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Chamdo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Qamdo Bangda Airport (BPX), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Chamdo?
renminbi (CNY).
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.