Aba Prefecture Outlook

The vertical climate in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture is remarkable. Winters are cold and long. Summers are cool in the north and warm and short in the south. Spring and autumn are connected in most areas, and the dry and rainy seasons are distinct. The sun is abundant, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the frost-free period is short. In winter and spring, the air is dry, with strong winds, drought, frost, snow, low temperature, and heavy snow. The whole prefecture belongs to the plateau monsoon climate, divided into three climate types: high mountains, mountain plains, and alpine valleys. The statewide average temperature is 9.3°C, 1.1°C higher than the same period of normal year (8.2°C); the average annual total precipitation is 704.9 mm, which is 6% more than the normal year (665.1 mm); the maximum daily precipitation occurs in the town of Malkangzhuokeji , Is 65.8 mm; the annual sunshine hours is 1920.5 hours, 3% less than the previous year (1981.4 hours).