Aral vs Kuqa: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 193 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Aral is the sunnier overall: about 3,114 hours of sunshine a year to Kuqa's 2,857. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 3 months, with 6 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Aral | Kuqa | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,114 | 2,857 |
| Sunniest month | April (97/100) | April (95/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 2/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 67/100 | 74/100 |
| Rain / year | 62 mm | 94 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 8 (very high) |
Aral vs Kuqa month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aral | Kuqa | Aral | Kuqa | Aral | Kuqa | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -2° | -3° | 2 | 3 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 4° | 3° | 1 | 3 |
| March | 57 | 48 | 15° | 14° | 1 | 2 |
| April | 97 | 95 | 24° | 23° | 2 | 5 |
| May | 96 | 94 | 29° | 28° | 7 | 10 |
| June | 76 | 83 | 34° | 33° | 11 | 20 |
| July | 57 | 65 | 36° | 35° | 12 | 16 |
| August | 67 | 74 | 35° | 34° | 12 | 16 |
| September | 96 | 94 | 29° | 28° | 8 | 8 |
| October | 97 | 87 | 20° | 19° | 3 | 5 |
| November | 8 | 0 | 9° | 8° | 2 | 4 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -1° | -1° | 1 | 2 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Aral · Apr even · May even · Jun Kuqa · Jul Kuqa · Aug Kuqa · Sep even · Oct Aral · Nov Aral · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Aral averages 2/100, Kuqa 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (3°C vs 2°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Aral (average score 83/100 vs 79). Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 22°C).
- June–August: Kuqa (average score 74/100 vs 67). Daytime highs are similar (35°C vs 34°C).
- September–October: Aral (average score 97/100 vs 91). Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 24°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Aral weather by month · Kuqa weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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