Region · China
Where to stay in Hainan
This guide covers 26 destinations in Hainan, a first-level administrative division of China, with 11 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Haikou, Sanya and Danzhou. Across its destinations, December to March are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK).
- Destinations in this guide
- 26
- Places to stay
- 11
- Comfortable in the most places
- December to March
- Main airport
- HAKHaikou Meilan International Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
Destinations
Destinations in Hainan
Every destination in this guide in Hainan, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haikou | 2,873,358 | 5 | HAK · 17 km |
| Chengxi | 77,904 | 2 | HAK · 15 km |
| Lingshan | 75,128 | 2 | HAK · 5 km |
| Sanya | 1,031,396 | 1 | SYX · 11 km |
| Yelin Town | 90,715 | 1 | SYX · 70 km |
| Danzhou | 954,259 | BAR · 100 km | |
| Nada | 220,000 | BAR · 104 km | |
| Basuo | 167,636 | SYX · 121 km | |
| Jiaji Town | 165,920 | BAR · 12 km | |
| Wencheng Town | 143,759 | HAK · 47 km | |
| Jinjiang Town | 142,948 | HAK · 52 km | |
| Wancheng Town | 140,015 | BAR · 38 km | |
| Lincheng | 112,640 | HAK · 80 km | |
| Tuncheng | 86,474 | BAR · 45 km | |
| Dingcheng | 86,367 | HAK · 30 km | |
| Jiusuo Town | 74,141 | SYX · 55 km | |
| Dongshan Town | 68,720 | HAK · 31 km | |
| Xinzhou Town | 67,316 | HAK · 122 km | |
| Shilu | 61,258 | SYX · 115 km | |
| Baimajing | 59,585 | HAK · 132 km | |
| Laocheng | 59,156 | HAK · 36 km | |
| Huangliu | 58,628 | SYX · 69 km | |
| Baoyou Town | 58,011 | SYX · 55 km | |
| Hele | 57,165 | BAR · 26 km | |
| Tongshi Town | 54,046 | SYX · 54 km | |
| Xinying Town | 52,016 | HAK · 97 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Hainan
11 hotels in Hainan recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Oriental, Sanya | Sanya | 2009 |
| Badminton Hotel | Yelin Town | |
| Garden Lane Meilan Airport | Lingshan | |
| GreenTree Eastern Hotel (Hainan Free Trade Port, Jiangdong New District, Meilan Airport) | Lingshan | |
| Haikou S-INN Hotel | Chengxi | |
| Huangma Holiday Drunk Hainan Hotel (Haikou Xiuying Provincial Hospital Branch) | Haikou | |
| Huangma Holiday Island Style Hotel | Haikou | |
| Huangma Holiday Nanhai Museum Hotel(Friendship Sunshine City store) | Haikou | |
| Island Forest Hotel | Chengxi | |
| Juzhi International Hotel | Haikou | |
| Wanlilong Business Hotel | Haikou |
When to go
Best time to visit Hainan
From the climate of 26 destinations in Hainan with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: December to March.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 of 26 | 22 °C | 26 mm |
| February | 26 of 26 | 24 °C | 29 mm |
| March | 26 of 26 | 27 °C | 49 mm |
| April | 1 of 26 | 30 °C | 90 mm |
| May | 0 of 26 | 32 °C | 194 mm |
| June | 0 of 26 | 33 °C | 210 mm |
| July | 0 of 26 | 33 °C | 242 mm |
| August | 0 of 26 | 32 °C | 305 mm |
| September | 0 of 26 | 31 °C | 338 mm |
| October | 0 of 26 | 29 °C | 238 mm |
| November | 6 of 26 | 26 °C | 101 mm |
| December | 24 of 26 | 23 °C | 57 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Hainan
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Hainan name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
HAK · Haikou Meilan International Airport
SYX · Sanya Phoenix International Airport
BAR · Qionghai Bo'ao Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Hainan, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in China
Nearby
Regions near Hainan
Other regions of China with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.