Altay vs Qitai: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 414 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Altay is the sunnier overall: about 3,054 hours of sunshine a year to Qitai's 2,927. Qitai has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Altay in 2 (6 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Altay | Qitai | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,054 | 2,927 |
| Sunniest month | May (94/100) | April (93/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 2/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 93/100 | 82/100 |
| Rain / year | 209 mm | 197 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 8 (very high) |
Altay vs Qitai month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altay | Qitai | Altay | Qitai | Altay | Qitai | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -8° | 0° | 17 | 7 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -4° | 4° | 12 | 7 |
| March | 0 | 31 | 5° | 12° | 12 | 10 |
| April | 55 | 93 | 15° | 20° | 15 | 19 |
| May | 94 | 92 | 22° | 26° | 17 | 23 |
| June | 93 | 92 | 29° | 32° | 23 | 22 |
| July | 93 | 72 | 31° | 34° | 22 | 32 |
| August | 93 | 83 | 29° | 33° | 20 | 24 |
| September | 94 | 93 | 21° | 27° | 16 | 16 |
| October | 31 | 78 | 12° | 18° | 16 | 13 |
| November | 0 | 8 | 1° | 9° | 22 | 14 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -6° | 1° | 17 | 10 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Qitai · Apr Qitai · May even · Jun even · Jul Altay · Aug Altay · Sep even · Oct Qitai · Nov Qitai · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Altay averages 0/100, Qitai 2/100. Qitai is the warmer, around 4°C daytime highs vs -4°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Qitai (average score 72/100 vs 50). Qitai is the warmer, around 19°C daytime highs vs 14°C.
- June–August: Altay (average score 93/100 vs 82). Qitai is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
- September–October: Qitai (average score 86/100 vs 63). Qitai is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Altay weather by month · Qitai weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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