Aksu (Onsu) vs Kuqa: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 220 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Kuqa is the sunnier overall: about 2,857 hours of sunshine a year to Aksu (Onsu)'s 2,693. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 months, with 4 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Aksu (Onsu) | Kuqa | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,693 | 2,857 |
| Sunniest month | April (93/100) | April (95/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 87/100 | 74/100 |
| Rain / year | 176 mm | 94 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 8 (very high) |
Aksu (Onsu) vs Kuqa month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aksu (Onsu) | Kuqa | Aksu (Onsu) | Kuqa | Aksu (Onsu) | Kuqa | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 1° | -3° | 3 | 3 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 5° | 3° | 5 | 3 |
| March | 39 | 48 | 13° | 14° | 6 | 2 |
| April | 93 | 95 | 21° | 23° | 12 | 5 |
| May | 91 | 94 | 26° | 28° | 21 | 10 |
| June | 90 | 83 | 30° | 33° | 28 | 20 |
| July | 81 | 65 | 33° | 35° | 28 | 16 |
| August | 89 | 74 | 31° | 34° | 33 | 16 |
| September | 91 | 94 | 26° | 28° | 23 | 8 |
| October | 78 | 87 | 18° | 19° | 8 | 5 |
| November | 16 | 0 | 10° | 8° | 6 | 4 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 3° | -1° | 3 | 2 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Kuqa · Apr even · May Kuqa · Jun Aksu (Onsu) · Jul Aksu (Onsu) · Aug Aksu (Onsu) · Sep Kuqa · Oct Kuqa · Nov Aksu (Onsu) · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Aksu (Onsu) (average score 4/100 vs 0). Aksu (Onsu) is the warmer, around 5°C daytime highs vs 2°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Kuqa (average score 79/100 vs 74). Kuqa is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 20°C.
- June–August: Aksu (Onsu) (average score 87/100 vs 74). Kuqa is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- September–October: Kuqa (average score 91/100 vs 85). Kuqa is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Aksu (Onsu) weather by month · Kuqa weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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