Xinjiang · China
Yarkand travel guide
Yarkand is a city in Xinjiang, China, home to about 128,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May, September and October
- Nearest airport
- QSZ26 km · Shache Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Urumqi
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
When to go
The best time to visit Yarkand
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Yarkand are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; May is the wettest, with about 12 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 Yarkand: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shache Airport (QSZ), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line.
QSZ · Shache Airport
Questions
Yarkand: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Yarkand?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Yarkand are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; May is the wettest, with about 12 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Yarkand?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shache Airport (QSZ), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Yarkand?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Yarkand
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.