When is the best season to travel to Dunhuang?

Climate and tourist season The most beautiful season in Dunhuang is autumn, with golden poplar leaves, cloudless blue sky, yellow sand mountains, gray Gobi and sweet grapes. The air is fresh and absolutely good! It is the best time to travel in Dunhuang from May to 10 every year. Dunhuang goes deep inland, is blocked by high mountains, and is far away from the humid ocean airflow. It has an extremely dry continental climate, with an annual average temperature of 9.3℃, an average temperature of 24.7℃ in July and an average temperature of 9.3℃ in 1 month. It is dry and rainy all year round, and the temperature difference between day and night is large. Every spring, there are two kinds of natural disasters here: dry hot wind and black sandstorm. If you go at this time, you should take precautions early.

The biggest advantage of visiting Dunhuang in the off-season is to save money. At this time, the ticket prices of all scenic spots in Dunhuang (except Yangguan Museum) are halved (for example, Mogao Grottoes: peak season guests 160 yuan, foreign guests 180 yuan, of which 20 yuan is the explanation fee; Off-season guests 80 yuan, foreign guests 100 yuan), scenic entertainment can also bargain, absolutely not in peak season. However, it is difficult to shop in Dunhuang in the off-season. Not only are stalls almost extinct, but even some larger stores are closed. In addition, some special routes of scenic spots (such as the green leather bus to Mogao Grottoes) will be out of service, so you can only choose chartered buses. If you are alone, it is more difficult to find someone to carpool.