Gansu · China
Jinchang travel guide
Jinchang is a city in Gansu, China, home to about 438,000 people.
- Best months
- April to June, August and September
- Nearest airport
- JIC14 km · Jinchang Jinchuan Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Urumqi
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Jinchang
Jinchang (Chinese: 金昌; pinyin: Jīnchāng) is a prefecture-level city in the centre of Gansu province, People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. As of the 2020 Chinese census, its population was 438,026 inhabitants, of which 260,385 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of the Jinchuan District.
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When to go
The best time to visit Jinchang
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jinchang are April to June, August and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; August is the wettest, with about 33 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 Jinchang: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY, 135 km) is also within reach.
JIC · Jinchang Jinchuan Airport
YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport
Questions
Jinchang: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Jinchang?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jinchang are April to June, August and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; August is the wettest, with about 33 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Jinchang?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY, 135 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Jinchang?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Jinchang
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.