Changde (Dingcheng) vs Zhangjiajie (Yongding): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 118 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Changde (Dingcheng) and Zhangjiajie (Yongding) are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 909 vs 838 hours a year. Changde (Dingcheng) has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months, Zhangjiajie (Yongding) in 1 (4 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) | Zhangjiajie (Yongding) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 909 | 838 |
| Sunniest month | October (67/100) | October (64/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 25/100 | 21/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 55/100 | 55/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,389 mm | 1,476 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Changde (Dingcheng) vs Zhangjiajie (Yongding) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changde (Dingcheng) | Zhangjiajie (Yongding) | Changde (Dingcheng) | Zhangjiajie (Yongding) | Changde (Dingcheng) | Zhangjiajie (Yongding) | |
| January | 6 | 0 | 9° | 8° | 51 | 42 |
| February | 23 | 18 | 12° | 11° | 71 | 59 |
| March | 53 | 49 | 18° | 17° | 109 | 94 |
| April | 56 | 56 | 24° | 23° | 150 | 147 |
| May | 56 | 55 | 28° | 27° | 193 | 223 |
| June | 56 | 55 | 31° | 30° | 205 | 229 |
| July | 50 | 55 | 33° | 31° | 168 | 208 |
| August | 59 | 56 | 32° | 31° | 133 | 145 |
| September | 66 | 62 | 29° | 28° | 97 | 114 |
| October | 67 | 64 | 24° | 22° | 88 | 103 |
| November | 51 | 51 | 17° | 17° | 86 | 80 |
| December | 19 | 13 | 11° | 10° | 38 | 32 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Changde (Dingcheng) · Feb Changde (Dingcheng) · Mar Changde (Dingcheng) · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul Zhangjiajie (Yongding) · Aug Changde (Dingcheng) · Sep Changde (Dingcheng) · Oct Changde (Dingcheng) · Nov even · Dec Changde (Dingcheng).
When to pick which
- November–February: Changde (Dingcheng) (average score 25/100 vs 21). Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 12°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Changde (Dingcheng) averages 55/100, Zhangjiajie (Yongding) 53/100. Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 22°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Changde (Dingcheng) averages 55/100, Zhangjiajie (Yongding) 55/100. Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 31°C).
- September–October: Changde (Dingcheng) (average score 67/100 vs 63). Changde (Dingcheng) is the warmer, around 27°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Changde (Dingcheng) weather by month · Zhangjiajie (Yongding) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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