Bole vs Tacheng: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 213 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tacheng is the sunnier overall: about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year to Bole's 2,761. 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
| Bole | Tacheng | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,761 | 3,000 |
| Sunniest month | September (93/100) | August (93/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 70/100 | 89/100 |
| Rain / year | 198 mm | 271 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Bole vs Tacheng month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bole | Tacheng | Bole | Tacheng | Bole | Tacheng | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -3° | -4° | 10 | 20 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 1° | 0° | 10 | 16 |
| March | 23 | 8 | 11° | 9° | 11 | 18 |
| April | 91 | 77 | 21° | 18° | 21 | 26 |
| May | 91 | 92 | 28° | 24° | 23 | 26 |
| June | 82 | 92 | 33° | 31° | 25 | 28 |
| July | 54 | 83 | 36° | 33° | 27 | 26 |
| August | 74 | 93 | 34° | 31° | 16 | 19 |
| September | 93 | 93 | 27° | 24° | 14 | 20 |
| October | 77 | 54 | 18° | 15° | 16 | 23 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 7° | 5° | 14 | 28 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -1° | -2° | 11 | 21 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Bole · Apr Bole · May even · Jun Tacheng · Jul Tacheng · Aug Tacheng · Sep even · Oct Bole · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Bole averages 0/100, Tacheng 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (1°C vs 0°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Bole (average score 68/100 vs 59). Bole is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- June–August: Tacheng (average score 89/100 vs 70). Bole is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 32°C.
- September–October: Bole (average score 85/100 vs 74). Bole is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 20°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Bole weather by month · Tacheng weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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