Darlag County


Darlag County is a county of southeastern Qinghai province, China, bordering Sichuan to the south and west. It is under the administration of Golog [Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture]. The county seat is in the Town of Gyümai.

Geography and Climate

With an elevation of around, Darlag County has an alpine climate, bordering on a subalpine climate, with long, very cold winters, and short, rainy, cool summers. Average low temperatures are below freezing from mid September to late May; however, due to the wide diurnal temperature variation, average highs are only below freezing from mid/late November thru early March. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 47% in June to 70% in November, the county seat receives 2,467 hours of bright sunshine annually. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, while the annual mean is. Over 70% of the annual precipitation of is delivered from June to September.

Administrative divisions

Darlag is divided into 1 town and 9 townships: