Hunan · China

Yiyang travel guide

Yiyang is a city in Hunan, China, home to about 3,852,000 people.

Best months
September and October
Nearest airport
CGD77 km · Changde Taohuayuan Airport
Currency
CNYrenminbi
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Language
Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese

About

About Yiyang

Yiyang (simplified Chinese: 益阳; traditional Chinese: 益陽; pinyin: Yìyáng) is a prefecture-level city on the Zi River in Hunan province, China, straddling Lake Dongting and bordering Hubei to the north. According to the 2010 Census, Yiyang has a population of 4,313,084 inhabitants residing in an area of 12,144 km2 (4,689 sq mi).

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Where to stay

Hotels in Yiyang

2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.

HotelTypeOpenedFrom centreWebsite
Century Haoting Hotelhotel3.9 km
Country Garden Phoenix Hotelhotel7.1 km

When to go

The best time to visit Yiyang

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Yiyang are September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; June is the wettest, with about 203 mm of rain.

0°17°33°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec203 mm
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 Yiyang: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD), about 77 km from the city centre in a straight line; Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX, 97 km) and Yueyang Sanhe Airport (YYA, 123 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

CGD · Changde Taohuayuan Airport

77.2 km from the centreICAO ZGCD
large airport

CSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport

97.2 km from the centreICAO ZGHA
medium airport

YYA · Yueyang Sanhe Airport

122.8 km from the centreICAO ZGYY

Questions

Yiyang: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Yiyang?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Yiyang are September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; June is the wettest, with about 203 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Yiyang?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD), about 77 km from the city centre in a straight line; Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX, 97 km) and Yueyang Sanhe Airport (YYA, 123 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Yiyang?

renminbi (CNY).

Nearby

Destinations near Yiyang

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.