Xinjiang · China
Shihezi travel guide
Shihezi is a city in Xinjiang, China, home to about 717,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May and September
- Nearest airport
- URC123 km · Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Urumqi
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Shihezi
Shihezi (Chinese: 石河子) is a sub-prefecture-level city in Northern Xinjiang, China. It has a population of 380,130 according to the 2010 census.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Shihezi
Do
Visit the university and the medical college, look for English students to talk to.
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When to go
The best time to visit Shihezi
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Shihezi are April, May and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; July is the wettest, with about 31 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 Shihezi: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC), about 123 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Take the train west from Urumqi, it runs every 20min from about 8am to 10pm at night, you can pay from ¥30-36, but there is no real speed difference, mostly its just how much leg room you want on the bus. It takes from 2.5 to 3 hours depending on traffic. There is now also a train line, fast train (a little over 2 hours) is ¥24 for a hard seat, slow train (about 3 hours) is ¥12 but they leave far less frequently.
Getting around
Local busses cost ¥1 per ride, taxis start at ¥5 and you should be able to get to most places in town for less than ¥10. It's quite beautiful to walk around any time but the winter, when temperatures stay between -20 and 0C.
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URC · Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport
Questions
Shihezi: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Shihezi?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Shihezi are April, May and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; July is the wettest, with about 31 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Shihezi?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC), about 123 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Shihezi?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Shihezi
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.