Changde (Dingcheng) vs Yichang (Xiaoting): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 182 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Yichang (Xiaoting) is the sunnier overall: about 1,193 hours of sunshine a year to Changde (Dingcheng)'s 909. Yichang (Xiaoting) has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months; the other 8 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Changde (Dingcheng) | Yichang (Xiaoting) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 909 | 1,193 |
| Sunniest month | October (67/100) | October (69/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 25/100 | 27/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 55/100 | 56/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,389 mm | 1,201 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Changde (Dingcheng) vs Yichang (Xiaoting) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changde (Dingcheng) | Yichang (Xiaoting) | Changde (Dingcheng) | Yichang (Xiaoting) | Changde (Dingcheng) | Yichang (Xiaoting) | |
| January | 6 | 7 | 9° | 9° | 51 | 29 |
| February | 23 | 26 | 12° | 12° | 71 | 43 |
| March | 53 | 61 | 18° | 18° | 109 | 65 |
| April | 56 | 64 | 24° | 24° | 150 | 116 |
| May | 56 | 58 | 28° | 28° | 193 | 148 |
| June | 56 | 58 | 31° | 31° | 205 | 180 |
| July | 50 | 52 | 33° | 33° | 168 | 196 |
| August | 59 | 58 | 32° | 32° | 133 | 155 |
| September | 66 | 66 | 29° | 28° | 97 | 106 |
| October | 67 | 69 | 24° | 23° | 88 | 87 |
| November | 51 | 56 | 17° | 17° | 86 | 56 |
| December | 19 | 20 | 11° | 11° | 38 | 20 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Yichang (Xiaoting) · Mar Yichang (Xiaoting) · Apr Yichang (Xiaoting) · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Yichang (Xiaoting) · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Changde (Dingcheng) averages 25/100, Yichang (Xiaoting) 27/100. Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 12°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Yichang (Xiaoting) (average score 61/100 vs 55). Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 23°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Changde (Dingcheng) averages 55/100, Yichang (Xiaoting) 56/100. Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 32°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Changde (Dingcheng) averages 67/100, Yichang (Xiaoting) 68/100. Daytime highs are similar (27°C vs 26°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Changde (Dingcheng) weather by month · Yichang (Xiaoting) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
More comparisons: Changde (Dingcheng) vs Jingzhou (Shashi) · Changde (Dingcheng) vs Yueyang (Yueyanglou) · Changde (Dingcheng) vs Zhangjiajie (Yongding) · Yichang (Xiaoting) vs Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) · Yichang (Xiaoting) vs Jingzhou (Shashi) · Yichang (Xiaoting) vs Zhangjiajie (Yongding) · all head-to-heads