Changde (Dingcheng) vs Yueyang (Yueyanglou): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 165 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Yueyang (Yueyanglou) is the sunnier overall: about 1,145 hours of sunshine a year to Changde (Dingcheng)'s 909. Yueyang (Yueyanglou) has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Changde (Dingcheng) in 1 (6 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) | Yueyang (Yueyanglou) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 909 | 1,145 |
| Sunniest month | October (67/100) | October (71/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 25/100 | 27/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 55/100 | 59/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,389 mm | 1,382 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Changde (Dingcheng) vs Yueyang (Yueyanglou) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changde (Dingcheng) | Yueyang (Yueyanglou) | Changde (Dingcheng) | Yueyang (Yueyanglou) | Changde (Dingcheng) | Yueyang (Yueyanglou) | |
| January | 6 | 6 | 9° | 9° | 51 | 56 |
| February | 23 | 23 | 12° | 12° | 71 | 84 |
| March | 53 | 48 | 18° | 17° | 109 | 113 |
| April | 56 | 57 | 24° | 23° | 150 | 161 |
| May | 56 | 57 | 28° | 27° | 193 | 188 |
| June | 56 | 57 | 31° | 30° | 205 | 210 |
| July | 50 | 57 | 33° | 32° | 168 | 174 |
| August | 59 | 64 | 32° | 32° | 133 | 115 |
| September | 66 | 70 | 29° | 29° | 97 | 79 |
| October | 67 | 71 | 24° | 24° | 88 | 77 |
| November | 51 | 58 | 17° | 18° | 86 | 85 |
| December | 19 | 19 | 11° | 11° | 38 | 40 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Changde (Dingcheng) · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul Yueyang (Yueyanglou) · Aug Yueyang (Yueyanglou) · Sep Yueyang (Yueyanglou) · Oct Yueyang (Yueyanglou) · Nov Yueyang (Yueyanglou) · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Changde (Dingcheng) averages 25/100, Yueyang (Yueyanglou) 27/100. Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 13°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Changde (Dingcheng) averages 55/100, Yueyang (Yueyanglou) 54/100. Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 22°C).
- June–August: Yueyang (Yueyanglou) (average score 59/100 vs 55). Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 31°C).
- September–October: Yueyang (Yueyanglou) (average score 71/100 vs 67). Daytime highs are similar (27°C vs 27°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Changde (Dingcheng) weather by month · Yueyang (Yueyanglou) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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