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 without frost a year 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.