Gansu · China
Baiyin travel guide
Baiyin is a city in Gansu, China, home to about 1,512,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- LHW50 km · Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Urumqi
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Baiyin
Baiyin (simplified Chinese: 白银; traditional Chinese: 白銀; pinyin: Báiyín; lit. 'White-Silver') is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Gansu province, People's Republic of China.
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When to go
The best time to visit Baiyin
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Baiyin are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; August is the wettest, with about 54 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 Baiyin: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport (LHW), about 50 km from the city centre in a straight line; Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY, 144 km) is also within reach.
LHW · Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport
ZHY · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport
Questions
Baiyin: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Baiyin?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Baiyin are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; August is the wettest, with about 54 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Baiyin?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport (LHW), about 50 km from the city centre in a straight line; Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY, 144 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Baiyin?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Baiyin
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.