The best time to travel to Dunhuang is the first time in early May to the end of June, this time Dunhuang is not very high temperatures, the temperature is relatively cool. The most important thing is to pay attention to the phrase "a big difference between morning and evening temperatures", bring enough clothes, and Dunhuang is a typical arid climate, drink a lot of water.
The second time period for the mid-September to the end of October, dodging the highest temperatures in Dunhuang season, autumn high, pleasant scenery, choose this time period to Dunhuang travel can also taste some of the local characteristics of the agricultural and sideline products, are all green food it. It is recommended to come in August-October, the weather is not very hot. The famous Li Guang apricot is also ripe.
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Climatic characteristics
Dunhuang City is a typical warm-temperate arid climate, dry climate, low rainfall, evaporation, large temperature difference between day and night, and long sunshine hours. The four seasons are distinct, warm and windy in the spring, hot in the summer, cool in the fall and cold in the winter.
The annual sunshine hours is 3246.7 hours, the average annual precipitation is 42.2 millimeters, the evaporation is 2505 millimeters, the average annual temperature is 9.9 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature is 41.7 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature is -30.5 degrees Celsius. The average annual frost-free period is 152 days.
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