Yunnan · China
Lincang travel guide
Lincang is a city in Yunnan, China, home to about 2,258,000 people.
- Best months
- November to April
- Nearest airport
- LNJ18 km · Lincang Boshang Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Lincang
Lincang (simplified Chinese: 临沧; traditional Chinese: 臨滄; pinyin: Líncāng) is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.
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When to go
The best time to visit Lincang
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Lincang are November to April. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 279 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 Lincang: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lincang Boshang Airport (LNJ), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cangyuan Washan Airport (CWJ, 100 km) is also within reach.
LNJ · Lincang Boshang Airport
CWJ · Cangyuan Washan Airport
Questions
Lincang: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Lincang?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Lincang are November to April. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 279 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Lincang?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lincang Boshang Airport (LNJ), about 18 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cangyuan Washan Airport (CWJ, 100 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Lincang?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Lincang
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.