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Where to stay in Tibet Autonomous Region
This guide covers 6 destinations in Tibet Autonomous Region, a first-level administrative division of China, with 4 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Lhasa, Shigatse and Chamdo. Across its destinations, June is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY).
- Destinations in this guide
- 6
- Places to stay
- 4
- Comfortable in the most places
- June
- Main airport
- LZYNyingchi Mainling Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Urumqi
Destinations
Destinations in Tibet Autonomous Region
Every destination in this guide in Tibet Autonomous Region, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
Where to stay
Hotels in Tibet Autonomous Region
4 hotels in Tibet Autonomous Region recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Banak Shöl Hotel | Lhasa | |
| Lhasa Hotel | Lhasa | 1985 |
| Atour Hotel (Lhasa Potala Palace) | Lhasa | |
| Minshan Hotel | Lhasa |
When to go
Best time to visit Tibet Autonomous Region
From the climate of 6 destinations in Tibet Autonomous Region with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: June.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 6 | 1 °C | 4 mm |
| February | 0 of 6 | 4 °C | 6 mm |
| March | 0 of 6 | 6 °C | 12 mm |
| April | 0 of 6 | 9 °C | 21 mm |
| May | 0 of 6 | 13 °C | 38 mm |
| June | 1 of 6 | 16 °C | 79 mm |
| July | 0 of 6 | 17 °C | 105 mm |
| August | 0 of 6 | 16 °C | 102 mm |
| September | 0 of 6 | 15 °C | 60 mm |
| October | 0 of 6 | 11 °C | 20 mm |
| November | 0 of 6 | 6 °C | 5 mm |
| December | 0 of 6 | 3 °C | 3 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Tibet Autonomous Region
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Tibet Autonomous Region name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
LZY · Nyingchi Mainling Airport
RKZ · Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base
LXA · Lhasa Gonggar International Airport
BPX · Qamdo Bangda Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Tibet Autonomous Region, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in China
Nearby
Regions near Tibet Autonomous Region
Other regions of China with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.