Region · China
Where to stay in Qinghai
This guide covers 9 destinations in Qinghai, a first-level administrative division of China, with 17 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Xining, Haidong and Golmud. Across its destinations, June is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Xining Caojiabao International Airport (XNN).
- Destinations in this guide
- 9
- Places to stay
- 17
- Comfortable in the most places
- June
- Main airport
- XNNXining Caojiabao International Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Urumqi
Destinations
Destinations in Qinghai
Every destination in this guide in Qinghai, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xining | 2,467,965 | 13 | XNN · 26 km |
| Golmud | 221,863 | 3 | GOQ · 10 km |
| Lushar Town | 67,153 | 1 | XNN · 43 km |
| Haidong | 1,358,471 | XNN · 6 km | |
| Qiaotou Town | 114,712 | XNN · 56 km | |
| Chuankou | 69,252 | XNN · 72 km | |
| Duoba Town | 66,767 | XNN · 49 km | |
| Weiyuan | 66,490 | XNN · 36 km | |
| Qabqa | 52,500 | XNN · 131 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Qinghai
17 hotels in Qinghai recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Atour Hotel | Xining | |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Qinghai Golmud | Golmud | |
| Enraton International Hotel | Xining | |
| Hampton by Hilton (Xining Jiaboyuan) | Xining | |
| Hampton by Hilton Xining Kunlun Road | Xining | |
| Holiday Inn Xining Hot-Spring | Lushar Town | |
| Mercure Hotel | Xining | |
| Mercure XiNing HaiHu New District Hotel | Xining | |
| Sapphire Hotel | Xining | |
| Sofitel Xining | Xining | |
| Swisstouches Hotel Qinghai | Golmud | |
| Vienna Hotel Xining Shengli Road Branch | Xining | |
| Wanda Vista Xining | Xining | |
| Wusi Hotel | Xining | |
| Xining Mansion | Xining | |
| Xining Sebel Serviced Apartments | Xining | |
| Yellow River International Hotel | Golmud |
When to go
Best time to visit Qinghai
From the climate of 9 destinations in Qinghai 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 month comfortable in the most places: June.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 9 | -2 °C | 2 mm |
| February | 0 of 9 | 2 °C | 3 mm |
| March | 0 of 9 | 7 °C | 9 mm |
| April | 0 of 9 | 13 °C | 23 mm |
| May | 1 of 9 | 16 °C | 56 mm |
| June | 7 of 9 | 19 °C | 64 mm |
| July | 1 of 9 | 21 °C | 95 mm |
| August | 2 of 9 | 21 °C | 87 mm |
| September | 0 of 9 | 16 °C | 72 mm |
| October | 0 of 9 | 10 °C | 24 mm |
| November | 0 of 9 | 4 °C | 4 mm |
| December | 0 of 9 | -1 °C | 2 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 Qinghai
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Qinghai 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.
XNN · Xining Caojiabao International Airport
GOQ · Golmud Airport
LHW · Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Qinghai, 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 Qinghai
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.