Kashgar weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Kashgar is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with September and May close behind. Kashgar averages about 3,028 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in April.

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Sun hours / year

3,028

Sunniest month

April

Peak score

95/100

Rain / year

114 mm

Snow / year

≈24 cm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

507k

Elevation

1,377 m

When is the best time to visit Kashgar?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kashgar is April, then September and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 4 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kashgar?

Kashgar is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,028 hours of sunshine a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate April (95) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #34 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 40% of the annual 114 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Shache China · 170 km · best in Apr · 3,167 h sun/yr
• Tumxuk China · 277 km · best in Apr · 3,140 h sun/yr
• Osh Kyrgyzstan · 299 km · best in Sep · 2,957 h sun/yr
• Fergana Uzbekistan · 376 km · best in Sep · 2,917 h sun/yr
• Aksu (Onsu) China · 409 km · best in Apr · 2,693 h sun/yr
• Namangan Uzbekistan · 411 km · best in Oct · 2,919 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Tashikuergan China · 219 km · 2,950 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Andijan Uzbekistan · 343 km · 2,957 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Issyk-Kul (Tamchy) Kyrgyzstan · 343 km · 2,509 h sun/yr · best in Sep

Head-to-head

How Kashgar compares month by month: Kashgar vs Shache · Kashgar vs Osh · Kashgar vs Tumxuk · all comparisons