China
Gansu
Gansu is one of the 31 regions of China; its largest place is Lanzhou.
Best timeApr–May · Sep
Best weather in OctoberDunhuang 100
October: highs9° – 18°
Rain this month, on average24mm
Mean of its 20 best-known places. Best: Apr–May · Sep.
Gansu at a glance
The atlas follows 25,066 places here month by month, with 1 mountains and 25 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, May and September.
When to go to Gansu
The best places of every month here, and the average climate of the best-known ones.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 55 | 52 | 51 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 57 |
| High | 0° | 4° | 10° | 17° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 26° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 2° |
| Low | -11° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 4° | -3° | -9° |
| Rain (mm) | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 49 | 66 | 67 | 49 | 24 | 6 | 3 |
Places in Gansu
The best-known places with their score this month; every town and village is in the A to Z list below.
74OctoberLanzhou
4.36M people
17° / 5°19 mm
65OctoberTianshui
2.98M people
17° / 8°41 mm
84OctoberZhangye
1.13M people
16° / 2°7 mm
76OctoberWuwei
1.46M people
15° / 2°11 mm
65OctoberBaiyin
1.51M people
14° / 4°12 mm
74OctoberZhangyelu
1.48M people
17° / 5°19 mm
81OctoberJiuquan
1.06M people
15° / 3°6 mm
80OctoberJinchang
438k people
15° / 3°8 mm
14 districts, each with all of its towns and villages
Baiyin Prefecture2,153 places · 2.01M · Baiyin
Dingxi Shi2,724 places · 1.25M · Xinjingxiang
Gannan Zangzu Zizhizhou1,370 places · 717k · Hezuo
Jiayuguan Shi85 places · 328k · Jiayuguan
Jinchang Shi334 places · 484k · Jinchang
Jiuquan Shi1,154 places · 1.65M · Jiuquan
Lanzhou Shi1,283 places · 5.97M · Lanzhou
Linxia Huizu Zizhizhou1,021 places · 443k · Linxia Chengguanzhen
Longnan Shi3,743 places · 2.32M · Hadapu Zhen
Pingliang Shi1,944 places · 2.26M · Pingliang
Qingyang Shi3,916 places · 2.72M · Qiutou
Tianshui Shi1,891 places · 4.94M · Tianshui
Wuwei Shi1,883 places · 1.52M · Wuwei
Zhangye Shi1,287 places · 1.65M · Zhangye
More towns and villages of Gansu · 278
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Gansu from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Gansu
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Nature in Gansu
Summit1,742 m
Maijishan Grottoes
Cave
Mogao Caves
Lake
Crescent Lake
Cave
Baishiya Karst Cave
River
Daxia RiverWildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Gansu
Culture in Gansu
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What's on in Gansu
Getting to Gansu
Lanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportLHW · Lanzhou
55 kmXining Caojiabao International AirportXNN · Lanzhou
170 kmGannan Xiahe AirportGXH · Lanzhou
176 km兰州Lanzhou
2.7 km南河川Tianshui
5.9 km张掖西Zhangye
2.5 km武威Wuwei
2.7 kmTowns in Gansu from A to Z
The 44 main places; every village is listed on its district's page.
Other regions of China
Anhui33,360Beijing3,184Chongqing10,321Fujian30,630Guangdong39,728Guangxi48,519Guizhou29,516Hainan6,602Hebei57,541Heilongjiang28,278Henan56,135Hubei26,481Hunan41,012Inner Mongolia6,270Jiangsu42,013Jiangxi34,655Jilin21,484Liaoning35,288Ningxia5,136Qinghai2,925Shaanxi30,225Shandong76,889Shanghai3,154Shanxi17,688Sichuan48,885Tianjin967Tibet17,202Xinjiang17,776Yunnan49,044Zhejiang46,553