Mogao Caves, Dunhuang
China
An oasis town housing arguably the greatest collection of Buddhist cave art in the world amid rolling desert dunes.
Warmest month is July at 33°C on average. Coolest is January at 0°C. Driest reading falls in February with 0 rain days.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline¥16 (~$2.25)PPP price tier 2 / 4
- ¥22 (~$3.00)PPP price tier 2 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology9h 30m from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors2,659 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11No specific FCDO warnings against travel.Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
- Tap waterCDC / WHO guidanceDo not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0° | ±5° | 1 |
| February | 6° | ±6° | 0 |
| March | 15° | ±6° | 1 |
| April | 22° | ±6° | 1 |
| May | 27° | ±6° | 2 |
| June | 31° | ±4° | 2 |
| July | 33° | ±5° | 2 |
| August | 32° | ±5° | 2 |
| September | 28° | ±5° | 1 |
| October | 18° | ±5° | 0 |
| November | 8° | ±7° | 1 |
| December | 0° | ±5° | 1 |
What to do
- Shine a flashlight on the 1,000-year-old murals in the Mogao Caves
- Ride a camel over the crests of the Mingsha Sand Dunes
- Hike to the starkly contrasted oasis of Crescent Lake
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.