Xinjiang · China
Hami travel guide
Hami is a city in Xinjiang, China, home to about 673,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May, September and October
- Nearest airport
- HMI13 km · Hami Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Urumqi
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Hami
Hami (Chinese: 哈密; pinyin: Hāmì), or Kumul (Uyghur: قۇمۇل, romanized: Qumul), is a prefecture-level city in eastern Xinjiang, China. It is well known for sweet Hami melons.
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When to go
The best time to visit Hami
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Hami are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; July is the wettest, with about 18 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 Hami: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hami Airport (HMI), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line.
HMI · Hami Airport
Questions
Hami: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Hami?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Hami are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; July is the wettest, with about 18 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Hami?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hami Airport (HMI), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Hami?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Hami
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.