Region · China
Where to stay in Yunnan
This guide covers 121 destinations in Yunnan, a first-level administrative division of China, with 94 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Kunming, Qujing and Zhaotong. Across its destinations, March and April are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG).
- Destinations in this guide
- 121
- Places to stay
- 94
- Comfortable in the most places
- March and April
- Main airport
- KMGKunming Changshui International Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zones
- Asia/Shanghai, Asia/Urumqi
Destinations
Destinations in Yunnan
Every destination in this guide in Yunnan, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunming | 8,460,088 | 32 | KMG · 24 km |
| Lijiang | 1,253,878 | 20 | LJG · 23 km |
| Dali Town | 95,442 | 13 | DLU · 18 km |
| Fengyi Town | 67,766 | 5 | DLU · 7 km |
| Xizhou Town | 54,779 | 4 | DLU · 30 km |
| Yanglin Town | 62,876 | 3 | KMG · 18 km |
| Qujing | 5,765,775 | 2 | KMG · 98 km |
| Menghai Town | 95,689 | 2 | JHG · 33 km |
| Xinjie Town | 65,819 | 2 | |
| Shuanglongying Town | 58,671 | 2 | ACX · 125 km |
| Baoshan | 2,431,211 | 1 | BSD · 8 km |
| Pu'er City | 2,404,954 | 1 | JHG · 92 km |
| Yuxi | 2,249,502 | 1 | KMG · 94 km |
| Lin'an Town | 232,160 | 1 | |
| Lianzhu Town | 96,313 | 1 | |
| Jiantang Town | 95,163 | 1 | DIG · 4 km |
| Yuanma Town | 86,934 | 1 | PZI · 93 km |
| Xinshao Town | 55,867 | 1 | KMG · 109 km |
| Mangshi Town | 53,030 | 1 | LUM · 8 km |
| Zhaotong | 5,092,611 | ZAT · 14 km | |
| Lincang | 2,257,991 | LNJ · 18 km | |
| Ruili | 267,638 | LUM · 81 km | |
| Liancheng Town | 160,961 | ACX · 115 km | |
| Nanping Town | 157,457 | JHG · 90 km | |
| Zhongshu Town | 149,350 | KMG · 104 km | |
| Zhaxi Town | 144,259 | BFJ · 77 km | |
| Xiangcheng Town | 140,010 | DLU · 30 km | |
| Jinping Town | 120,971 | ACX · 139 km | |
| Jinniu Town | 119,780 | DLU · 33 km | |
| Jiangna Town | 119,665 | ||
| Aihua Town | 115,047 | LNJ · 80 km | |
| Yilong Town | 108,124 | ||
| Shishan Town | 101,843 | KMG · 72 km | |
| Xinhua Town | 100,792 | AEB · 137 km | |
| Mabai Town | 99,930 | ||
| Menglang Town | 99,551 | JMJ · 22 km | |
| Jinshan Town | 99,257 | KMG · 88 km | |
| Weiyuan Town | 95,795 | LNJ · 76 km | |
| Sanchahe Town | 94,746 | KMG · 84 km | |
| Pingyuan Town | 94,291 | ||
| Pingyuan Town | 94,139 | TCZ · 62 km | |
| Menglong Town | 93,293 | JHG · 44 km | |
| Jinbi Town | 93,281 | DLU · 101 km | |
| Poji Town | 91,146 | BFJ · 52 km | |
| Mengding Town | 90,715 | CWJ · 43 km | |
| Fengshan Town | 88,862 | BSD · 92 km | |
| Majie Town | 88,318 | KMG · 85 km | |
| Micheng Town | 85,894 | DLU · 39 km | |
| Jinhe Town | 85,350 | ||
| Longchuan Town | 84,955 | DLU · 109 km | |
| Fengping Town | 84,647 | LUM · 1 km | |
| Banqiao Town | 83,367 | BSD · 15 km | |
| Ning'er Town | 81,904 | JHG · 123 km | |
| Banqiao Town | 79,176 | KMG · 81 km | |
| Dongchuan Town | 78,611 | DLU · 93 km | |
| JInping Town | 77,655 | LNJ · 114 km | |
| Zhongcheng Town | 77,514 | YBP · 61 km | |
| Mengla Town | 77,425 | JHG · 99 km | |
| Tianyuan Town | 77,023 | BSD · 52 km | |
| FucunZhen | 76,856 | ACX · 60 km | |
| Babao Town | 74,011 | ||
| Gonghe Town, Mouding | 73,530 | DLU · 129 km | |
| Zhehai Town | 73,218 | ZAT · 73 km | |
| Yanjing Town | 71,791 | YBP · 92 km | |
| Yile Town | 70,846 | BFJ · 51 km | |
| Dahe Town | 70,317 | ACX · 84 km | |
| Dongshan Town | 69,664 | ACX · 93 km | |
| Yunnanyi Town | 68,858 | DLU · 47 km | |
| Dedang Town | 67,885 | LUM · 84 km | |
| A'gang Town | 67,531 | ACX · 86 km | |
| Jiupu Town | 65,747 | ZAT · 21 km | |
| Tangtang Town | 65,518 | LPF · 77 km | |
| Lujiang Town | 65,409 | BSD · 32 km | |
| Longshan Town | 65,192 | LUM · 27 km | |
| Yiche Town | 65,034 | ZAT · 47 km | |
| Zhangfeng Town | 64,510 | LUM · 78 km | |
| Yingshang Town | 63,267 | ACX · 78 km | |
| Yongping Town | 63,162 | LNJ · 52 km | |
| Yuezhou Town | 62,840 | KMG · 97 km | |
| Xiaojie Town | 62,629 | KMG · 29 km | |
| Yongbei Town | 61,932 | LJG · 50 km | |
| Luokan Town | 61,756 | BFJ · 94 km | |
| Zhulin Town | 60,740 | ACX · 125 km | |
| Qujiang Town | 60,303 | KMG · 130 km | |
| Nayun Town | 60,181 | JMJ · 24 km | |
| Shibalianshan Town | 59,959 | ACX · 39 km | |
| Chishuiyuan Town | 59,588 | BFJ · 69 km | |
| Potou Town | 59,378 | BFJ · 53 km | |
| Gengma Town | 59,116 | CWJ · 30 km | |
| Bonan Town | 58,650 | BSD · 57 km | |
| Jietou Town | 58,380 | TCZ · 57 km | |
| Nanjian Town | 58,291 | DLU · 69 km | |
| Wude Town | 58,066 | BFJ · 81 km | |
| Reshui Town | 57,566 | ZAT · 126 km | |
| Mali Town | 57,320 | ||
| Housuo Town | 57,051 | ACX · 104 km | |
| Cibihu Town | 57,023 | DLU · 64 km | |
| Jiangcheng Town | 56,956 | KMG · 77 km | |
| Nansan Town | 55,436 | LUM · 75 km | |
| Daxing Town | 54,872 | ||
| Yongkang Town | 54,369 | LNJ · 77 km | |
| Mengzhe Town | 54,355 | JHG · 51 km | |
| Jinhua Town | 54,234 | LJG · 37 km | |
| Dianyang Town | 53,956 | BSD · 37 km | |
| Mohong Town | 53,708 | ACX · 88 km | |
| Tangfang Town | 53,580 | BFJ · 57 km | |
| Muxiang Town | 53,382 | BFJ · 43 km | |
| Wenjing Town | 53,258 | LNJ · 111 km | |
| Zhongxin Town | 52,734 | PZI · 54 km | |
| Majie Town | 52,566 | ACX · 73 km | |
| Bamei Town | 52,500 | ACX · 92 km | |
| Jing'an Town | 52,183 | ZAT · 39 km | |
| Mengmeng Town | 51,908 | LNJ · 36 km | |
| Huangnihe Town | 51,838 | ACX · 33 km | |
| Miaojie Town | 51,629 | DLU · 38 km | |
| Tianba Town | 51,550 | LPF · 73 km | |
| Luozehe Town | 51,238 | ZAT · 48 km | |
| Mengpeng Town | 50,980 | JHG · 81 km | |
| Tianpeng Town | 50,900 | ||
| Leye Town | 50,363 | ZAT · 56 km | |
| Jijie Town | 50,326 |
Where to stay
Hotels in Yunnan
94 hotels in Yunnan recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Mangshi Hotel | Mangshi Town | |
| Angsana Xishuangbanna | Menghai Town | |
| Angsana Xishuangbanna | Menghai Town | |
| Argyle Resort Dali Yueyun | Fengyi Town | |
| Atour Hotel (Kunming Dian Lake) | Kunming | |
| Atour Hotel Dali Ancient City | Dali Town | |
| Baima Light Luxury Hostel | Lijiang | |
| Banyan Tree Lijiang | Lijiang | |
| China Old Story Inns Dali Ancient Town | Dali Town | |
| CitiGO Hotel Green Lake Kunming | Kunming | |
| Dali Boss is not here·Myst Designer Hotel | Dali Town | |
| Dali International Hotel | Fengyi Town | |
| Dali Palace Hotel | Dali Town | 2007 |
| Echeng Hotel (Dali High Speed Railway Station, Erhai) | Fengyi Town | |
| Expo Garden Hotel | Kunming | |
| Expo Hotel | Kunming | |
| Grand Hyatt Kunming | Kunming | 2024 |
| Grand Park Hotel Kunming | Kunming | |
| Grand Park Kunming | Kunming | |
| GreenTree Eastern Dali Railway Station Hotel | Fengyi Town | |
| Haitian Love Garden Lake View Hotel | Dali Town | |
| Hamption By Hilton Qujing | Qujing | |
| Hampton by Hilton Kunming Guandu | Kunming | |
| Hampton by Hilton Lijiang Old Town | Lijiang | |
| Happy Castle International Hotel | Kunming | |
| Henson Hotel | Kunming | |
| Heshu Hotel | Lijiang | |
| Hilton Garden Inn Shangri-La | Jiantang Town | |
| Holiday Inn Express Kunming West | Kunming | |
| Honglongjing Hotel | Dali Town |
When to go
Best time to visit Yunnan
From the climate of 121 destinations in Yunnan 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: March and April.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33 of 121 | 15 °C | 20 mm |
| February | 54 of 121 | 18 °C | 17 mm |
| March | 100 of 121 | 21 °C | 27 mm |
| April | 110 of 121 | 24 °C | 44 mm |
| May | 17 of 121 | 25 °C | 109 mm |
| June | 0 of 121 | 25 °C | 184 mm |
| July | 0 of 121 | 25 °C | 208 mm |
| August | 0 of 121 | 26 °C | 196 mm |
| September | 0 of 121 | 24 °C | 134 mm |
| October | 28 of 121 | 21 °C | 87 mm |
| November | 72 of 121 | 19 °C | 31 mm |
| December | 36 of 121 | 16 °C | 13 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 Yunnan
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Yunnan 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.
KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport
ACX · Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport
DLU · Dali Fengyi Airport
BFJ · Bijie Feixiong Airport
ZAT · Zhaotong Zhaoyang Airport
LNJ · Lincang Boshang Airport
JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport
BSD · Baoshan Yunrui Airport
LUM · Dehong Mangshi International Airport
LJG · Lijiang Sanyi International Airport
LPF · Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport
TCZ · Tengchong Tuofeng Airport
CWJ · Cangyuan Washan Airport
JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport
PZI · Panzhihua Bao'anying Airport
YBP · Yibin Wuliangye Airport
DIG · Diqing Shangri-La Airport
AEB · Baise (Bose) Bama Airport
NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport
KET · Kengtung Airport
WMT · Zunyi Maotai Airport
LSH · Lashio Airport
MYT · Myitkyina Airport
LSG · Leshan Airport
And 1 more airport named by fewer destinations.
Good to know
Public holidays in Yunnan, 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 Yunnan
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.