- Local time
- Asia/Shanghai
- Country
- China
- Population
- 2,467,965
- Elevation
- 2,275 m
- Airports
- XNN
- 27 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 4,550 km
- 6 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Xining, month by month
- Jan0°
- Feb3°
- Mar8°
- Apr15°
- May19°
- Jun22°
- Jul24°
- Aug22°
- Sept17°
- Oct12°
- Nov6°
- Dec1°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to August.
Mean highs run from 0°C in January to 24°C in July, with about 504 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for XiningModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 399 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Xining itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBXining
4,550 km
6 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
From AUHXining
4,660 km
6 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Shanghai
- Country
- China
- Currency
- Chinese Yuan CNYToday's indicative rate: CNY 1 ≈ USD 0.149Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A, C and I220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110police119fire120ambulanceAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +86 · On the right
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