Xinjiang · China
Khorgos travel guide
Khorgos is a city in Xinjiang, China, home to about 71,000 people.
- Best months
- April to June, August and September
- Nearest airport
- YIN76 km · Ili Yining International Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Urumqi
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
When to go
The best time to visit Khorgos
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Khorgos are April to June, August and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; May is the wettest, with about 49 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 Khorgos: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ili Yining International Airport (YIN), about 76 km from the city centre in a straight line.
YIN · Ili Yining International Airport
Questions
Khorgos: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Khorgos?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Khorgos are April to June, August and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; May is the wettest, with about 49 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Khorgos?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ili Yining International Airport (YIN), about 76 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Khorgos?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Khorgos
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.