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 3970 m, Darlag County has an alpine climate (Köppen ET), bordering on a subalpine climate (Köppen Dwc), 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 −12.0 °C in January to 9.8 °C in July, while the annual mean is −0.53 °C. Over 70% of the annual precipitation of 558 mm is delivered from June to September.

Administrative divisions

Darlag is divided into 1 town and 9 townships: