Kashgar in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kashgar sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 45 mm of precipitation over about 9 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 9°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Kashgar's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kashgar's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 21°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 9°C
Precipitation: 45 mm; 9 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 6.5; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kashgar in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 9°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kashgar reaches about 21°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Kashgar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kashgar weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-0° / -10°	5	1.2	1.6	9.5	0.0
Feb	5° / -5°	10	2.3	2.1	10.4	0.4
Mar	13° / 2°	13	3	1	11.7	4.5
Apr	22° / 10°	10	2.5	0.1	13	7.8
May	27° / 14°	22	3.9	0	14.1	7.3
Jun	31° / 18°	17	3.9	0	14.7	5.3
Jul	32° / 20°	16	3.7	0	14.5	4.8
Aug	30° / 18°	26	4.6	0	13.5	6.0
Sep	26° / 14°	24	4.5	0	12.3	8.0
Oct	19° / 7°	12	2.3	0	11	7.5
Nov	10° / -1°	8	1.9	0.8	9.8	2.9
Dec	2° / -7°	5	1.2	1.5	9.3	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Kashgar gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kashgar

In seasonPeak

In spring, Kashgar overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kashgar sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in April.

Dust

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May

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Aug

Sep

Oct

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Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Kashgar?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Kashgar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kashgar in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Kashgar sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Kashgar in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kashgar peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	5	10	10	10	9	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Kashgar in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kashgar is worst in April — around 171 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 45 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kashgar's WHO annual average of 90.2 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	48	67	148	171	137	72	79	95	77	95	49	45
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	67	Unhealthy
Mar	148	Unhealthy
Apr	171	Very unhealthy
May	137	Unhealthy
Jun	72	Unhealthy
Jul	79	Unhealthy
Aug	95	Unhealthy
Sep	77	Unhealthy
Oct	95	Unhealthy
Nov	49	Poor
Dec	45	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Kashgar?

Kashgar sits at 39.5°N, 76.0°E, 1,284 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Naryn, 218 km away.

Topography around Kashgar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kashgar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kashgar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 1,294 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 619 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,064 m.

The land around Kashgar is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and bare terrain (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (62%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

52 m

artificial surfaces 65%

16 km

619 m

cropland 47%

80 km

3,064 m

bare terrain 62%

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Spring weather nearby: Naryn 218 km · Kara-Kulja 241 km · Uzgen 270 km · Sultonobod 294 km · Xonobod 296 km · Osh 296 km · Qorasuv 299 km · Kara Suu 299 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 47% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $13,862; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.5; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 17.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 464
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kashgar (39.4672°, 75.9868°, elevation 1,284 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.