Qinghai Province has a typical plateau continental climate. There is a big temperature difference between day and night, strong solar radiation, rare rainfall and long day. The best season to visit Qinghai Province is during the period from May to October. In the middle of May, everything in the world wakes up. The grass becomes green, plenty of migratory birds get together in Qinghai Lake, the province come to a period full of vigor.

With the highest temperature can reach up to 36 ° C (97° F), July is the hottest month in Qinghai. Even though you intends to visit south of Qinghai, you still need to bring some warm clothes because the low temperature there. The best time to travel in Qinghai is summer, the reason is that the grassland and lakes are all in their most beautiful period in this season, and many ethnic minorities will celebrate their festivals in summer. Unfortunately, rainfall also centers in summer, you should take rain gear just in case.

The  average temperature of Qinghai is approximately -5 to 8℃ (23 to 46.4 F), with January temperatures ranging from -18.2 to -7℃ (-0.8 to 19.4 F) and July temperatures ranging from 5 to 21℃ (41 to 69.8 F). It is also prone to heavy winds as well as sandstorms from February to April.