Kashgar has a temperate continental climate, with large periods of sunshine and little
rainfall. With a short warm winter and a long cool summer, temperatures in the city are
pleasant most of the year. The four seasons in Kashgar are very clear. The average
temperature for the year is 11.8 degree C, the average temperature of the coolest month of
January is -6 degree C, and in the hottest month, July, the average temperature is 27
degree C. The average rainfall here is only 121mm, but the evaporation capacity amounts to
2162mm, and on average there are 224 days a year without frost here. The best time to
travel is between August and September, when the sky is blue and there is blossom and
fruit on the trees.