Xinjiang · China

Qitai Town travel guide

Qitai Town is a city in Xinjiang, China, home to about 64,000 people.

Best months
April, May and September
Nearest airport
TLQ117 km · Turpan Jiaohe Airport
Currency
CNYrenminbi
Time zone
Asia/Urumqi
Language
Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese

When to go

The best time to visit Qitai Town

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Qitai Town are April, May and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; July is the wettest, with about 26 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 Qitai Town: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

TLQ · Turpan Jiaohe Airport

117.2 km from the centreICAO ZWTL

Questions

Qitai Town: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Qitai Town?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Qitai Town are April, May and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; July is the wettest, with about 26 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Qitai Town?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Qitai Town?

renminbi (CNY).

Nearby

Destinations near Qitai Town

Sources: city facts from Wikidata; 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.