Xinjiang · China
Aral travel guide
Aral is a city in Xinjiang, China, home to about 328,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May, September and October
- Nearest airport
- AKU115 km · Aksu Hongqipo Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Urumqi
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Aral
Aral (Uyghur: ئارال), also known as Alar (Chinese: 阿拉尔), is a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Aral means "island" in Uyghur.
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When to go
The best time to visit Aral
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Aral are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; July is the wettest, with about 15 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Aral: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Aksu Hongqipo Airport (AKU), about 115 km from the city centre in a straight line.
AKU · Aksu Hongqipo Airport
Questions
Aral: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Aral?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Aral are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; July is the wettest, with about 15 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Aral?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Aksu Hongqipo Airport (AKU), about 115 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Aral?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Aral
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.