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 Tibet is cold in winter, cool in summer and generally dry, receiving only 450 millimeters or rain or snow. The most pleasant months for tourism are from April to October.
Clothing should be simple and consist of layers which can be added or removed as the temperature varies during the day. A warm windbreaker and stout comfortable shoes are especially recommended. Formal attire such as a necktie or dress is never needed - trousers and sweaters are the style.
Lhasa now has many pharmacies selling Tibetan, Chinese and some westerns medicines but, it is advisable to bring your own comprehensive first-aid kit, sunglasses with good ultra-violet protection, sun block and lip cream and a flashlight is important because many interesting sights are poorly lit.
Medicines:
Try to bring the following medicines which will be very useful during your travel
- Aspirin-for pain or fever
- Antibiotics-consider including these if you are traveling well off the beaten track.
- Cold and flu tablets, throat lozenges and nasal decongestant
- Multivitamins-consider for long trips, when dietary vitamin intake may be inadequate
- Scissors, tweezers and thermometer
- It is very easy to get sunburn in Tibet. Sunburn can be more than just uncomfortable. Among the undesirable effects are premature skin ageing and possible skin cancer in later years. Sunscreen ( UV lotion) with a high sun protection factor( SPF>30) , good quality sunglasses and a wide-brimmed hat are good means of protection. Those with fair complextions should bring reflective sunscreen( containing zinc oxide or titanium oxide) with them. Apply the sunscreen to your nose and lips and note how many hours it works.
Clothing
The temperature during daytime is around 10-25°C in Lhasa, but the night temperature may reach 0°C and when visit the lake or mountain, down-jacket is needed. Try to dress in black or other heavy color clothes since the road out of Lhasa may be very dusty and dirty. The following are some we are suggested to bring for your tour in Tibet:
- Jacket: a fiber-pile jacket is ideal for evening.
- Sweater: Wool or wool mix with a high neck for extra warmth.
- Headwear: wool or fible-pile ski-stly cap or balaclava for warmth.A lightweight brimmed hat is good for sun protection .Inexpensive broad brimmed straw and elt hats are sold in Tibeet's city markets.
- Scarf: wool or silk is best .
- Mittens or gloves: wool, pile, or polypylene are best.
- Bandanna or handkerchief: Bring several.
- Cotton underwear: four or five pairs.
- Socks: at least three pairs.
- Shirts: A long-sleeve shirt made of wool, flannel, or chamois, or a track-suit top. A long-sleeve stay-pree cotton shirt for warmer temperatures.Bring two or three T-shirts as well.
- Pants: For men, one pair of loose-fitting wool pants, wool knickers, or fiber-pile pants, and one pair of light-weight cotton pants. Women should wear a midcalf dress or skirt, though pants and knee-lenth knickers with socks are also acceptable.Shorts are not appropriate at any time in Tibet for men or women.
- Jornal, reading book, writing materials: For quiet moments.
- Camera: You will regret not bring one.
- Binoculars: Good for observing birds, wildlife, and distant scenery.
- Money pouch or belt: Safer than a wallet for keeping your passport, meney, and valauable papers.
- Pictures from home: Personal photographs of your children, pet, city, house, and so on are a great way to communicate with ocal people.
- Snack foods: Nuts, chocolate bars, granola bars, dried fruit, hard candies, beef jerky, and flavored drink mixs are much-appreciaed trail treats.
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