Region · China
Where to stay in Xinjiang
This guide covers 25 destinations in Xinjiang, a first-level administrative division of China, with 6 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Ürümqi, Kashgar and Shihezi. Across its destinations, May and September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ).
- Destinations in this guide
- 25
- Places to stay
- 6
- Comfortable in the most places
- May and September
- Main airport
- TLQTurpan Jiaohe Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Urumqi
Destinations
Destinations in Xinjiang
Every destination in this guide in Xinjiang, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ürümqi | 4,054,369 | 6 | URC · 15 km |
| Kashgar | 782,662 | KHG · 11 km | |
| Shihezi | 717,000 | URC · 123 km | |
| Turpan | 693,988 | TLQ · 11 km | |
| Hami | 673,383 | HMI · 13 km | |
| Karamay | 487,000 | ||
| Aral | 328,241 | AKU · 115 km | |
| Tumxuk | 263,245 | ||
| Tacheng | 158,098 | ||
| Yarkand | 128,145 | QSZ · 26 km | |
| Shihezi Headquarters Farm | 91,917 | URC · 126 km | |
| Yecheng | 75,730 | QSZ · 51 km | |
| Khorgos | 71,466 | YIN · 76 km | |
| Kokdala | 69,524 | YIN · 27 km | |
| Karakash | 66,541 | HTN · 29 km | |
| Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County | 65,531 | HMI · 99 km | |
| Qitai Town | 63,777 | TLQ · 117 km | |
| Nazarbagh | 61,096 | KHG · 5 km | |
| Shamalbagh | 59,769 | KHG · 10 km | |
| Emin Town | 57,782 | ||
| Baghchi Town | 57,153 | HTN · 12 km | |
| Yar | 53,307 | TLQ · 10 km | |
| Zawa Town | 52,165 | HTN · 29 km | |
| Xayar Town | 51,806 | ||
| Künes Town | 51,188 | NLT · 10 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Xinjiang
6 hotels in Xinjiang recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Xinjiang
From the climate of 25 destinations in Xinjiang 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: May and September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 25 | -1 °C | 3 mm |
| February | 0 of 25 | 4 °C | 4 mm |
| March | 2 of 25 | 13 °C | 6 mm |
| April | 18 of 25 | 22 °C | 8 mm |
| May | 22 of 25 | 26 °C | 17 mm |
| June | 7 of 25 | 30 °C | 16 mm |
| July | 4 of 25 | 33 °C | 18 mm |
| August | 6 of 25 | 31 °C | 18 mm |
| September | 23 of 25 | 26 °C | 12 mm |
| October | 14 of 25 | 19 °C | 4 mm |
| November | 0 of 25 | 9 °C | 3 mm |
| December | 0 of 25 | 0 °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 Xinjiang
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Xinjiang 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.
TLQ · Turpan Jiaohe Airport
KHG · Kashgar Laining International Airport
HTN · Hotan Airport
URC · Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport
HMI · Hami Airport
QSZ · Shache Airport
YIN · Ili Yining International Airport
NLT · Xinyuan Nalati Airport
AKU · Aksu Hongqipo Airport
BPL · Bole Alashankou Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Xinjiang, 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 Xinjiang
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.