The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau region has a wide geothermal distribution and many thermally conductive fracture zones, leading to high geothermal and water temperatures and other hazards in tunnel construction. In this case, the care environment of the tunnel lining during construction is significantly different from the regular care environment. This study is focused on the durability of polypropylene fiber concrete used in an underconstruction high water temperature tunnel on the Tibetan Plateau, and the durability of concrete specimens under the two curing conditions that may be exposed to during the lining curing is investigated. Changes in durability indices such as concrete strength, mass, chloride diffusivity and pore structure morphology were investigated through indoor macroscopic and microscopic tests. The results showed that the pore connectivity of the variable-temperature-curing specimens was about 15 % lower than that of the constant-temperature-curing specimens. After one year of erosion in NaCl solution, the dynamic elastic modulus and compressive strength of the constant-temperature-curing specimens decreased by about 0.1 % and 4.5 %, respectively, while the variabletemperature-curing specimens increased by about 2.3 % and 1.8 %, respectively. In addition, the chloride binding capacity of concrete in 3 % NaCl solution was higher than that in the mixture of 3 % NaCl and 5 % Na2SO4, which was about 28.4 % higher for constant-temperature-curing specimens and about 24.9 % higher for variable-temperature-curing specimens. Overall, the concrete specimens under variable-temperature curing had smaller pores, lower porosity, and denser microstructure, and had stronger erosion resistance. The results of the study can provide experimental evidence for improving the durability of lining concrete in high water temperature environments.