Qinghai · China

Qabqa travel guide

Qabqa is a city in Qinghai, China, home to about 53,000 people.

Best months
August
Nearest airport
XNN131 km · Xining Caojiabao International Airport
Currency
CNYrenminbi
Time zone
Asia/Urumqi
Language
Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese

When to go

The best time to visit Qabqa

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Qabqa are August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20 °C; July is the wettest, with about 88 mm of rain.

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Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Qabqa: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Xining Caojiabao International Airport (XNN), about 131 km from the city centre in a straight line.

large airport

XNN · Xining Caojiabao International Airport

130.6 km from the centreICAO ZLXN

Questions

Qabqa: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Qabqa?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Qabqa are August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20 °C; July is the wettest, with about 88 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Qabqa?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Xining Caojiabao International Airport (XNN), about 131 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Qabqa?

renminbi (CNY).

Nearby

Destinations near Qabqa

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.