Qinghai Lake has a plateau continental climate with abundant sunshine and strong sunshine. Winter is cold and summer is cool, warm season is short, cold season is long, and there are many strong winds and sandstorms in spring; The rainfall is less, the rain and heat are in the same season, and the dry and wet seasons are distinct. Most of the sunshine hours in the lake area are above 3000 hours, which is about 700 hours higher than that in the same latitude area east of Qinghai. The annual sunshine percentage is 68 ~ 69%. The annual total radiation is171.461~106.693 kcal/cm2? In, the height of North China Plain and Loess Plateau at the same latitude is10 ~ 40 kcal/cm2. The temperature in the east and south of the lake area is slightly higher, with an average annual temperature of1.1~ 0.3℃. It is slightly lower in the west and north, with an average annual temperature of-0.8 ~ 0.6℃, an average maximum temperature of 6.7 ~ 8.7℃, an average minimum temperature of-6.7 ~ 4.9℃, an extreme maximum temperature of 25℃ and 24.4℃, and an extreme minimum temperature of-31~-33.4℃. The annual precipitation in the lake area is less. However, the eastern and southern regions are slightly higher than the northern and western regions. The annual precipitation in the eastern region is 4 12.8 mm, the southern region is 359.4 mm, the northwestern region is 370.3 mm, and the western region is 360.4 mm and 324.5 mm. The annual evaporation is 1502 mm, which far exceeds the precipitation. The precipitation in the lake area changes greatly in season, and it is mostly concentrated in May to September, with the same season of rain and heat.
Looking into the distance by the side of Qinghai Lake, it is surrounded by verdant distant mountains and surrounded by vast grasslands. The blue lake is full of waves, and there are lush grass beaches in the distance, and flocks of sheep are like clouds. Qinghai Lake is a natural pasture with rich aquatic plants, with wide and flat terrain, abundant water resources and mild climate. On the prairie in summer and autumn, green bacteria are like carpets. Golden rape, fragrant in the wind; Herdsmen's tents are dotted; Flocks of cattle and sheep fluttered like clouds. The charming scenery of sunrise and sunset is more poetic and makes people relaxed and happy.
With the development of tourism resources in Qinghai Lake area, the number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting Qinghai Lake area has increased significantly. Qinghai Lake was rated as? National key scenic spots? . There are many main scenic spots around Qinghai Lake, such as Sun Moon Mountain, Daotang River, Mugou Rock Painting in Huli, Rubber Mountain, Chaka Salt Lake, Chaka Temple, Fu 'ai Ancient City, Bird Island, Haixin Mountain, North Xiangyang Ancient City, Shebuji Rock Painting, Gahai Ancient City, Jinyintan Grassland, Xihai Town of atomic city, Sand Island and Xihai County Triangle City.
Qinghai Lake has fantastic scenery and is a sapphire embedded in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.