Chengdu (Jianyang) vs Mianyang (Fucheng): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 127 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Chengdu (Jianyang) is the sunnier overall: about 933 hours of sunshine a year to Mianyang (Fucheng)'s 850. Chengdu (Jianyang) has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Mianyang (Fucheng) 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
| Chengdu (Jianyang) | Mianyang (Fucheng) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 933 | 850 |
| Sunniest month | March (77/100) | April (74/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 37/100 | 32/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 55/100 | 57/100 |
| Rain / year | 990 mm | 911 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 6 (high) |
Chengdu (Jianyang) vs Mianyang (Fucheng) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu (Jianyang) | Mianyang (Fucheng) | Chengdu (Jianyang) | Mianyang (Fucheng) | Chengdu (Jianyang) | Mianyang (Fucheng) | |
| January | 20 | 14 | 11° | 10° | 12 | 9 |
| February | 40 | 34 | 14° | 13° | 14 | 10 |
| March | 77 | 72 | 20° | 19° | 33 | 26 |
| April | 72 | 74 | 26° | 25° | 60 | 49 |
| May | 66 | 65 | 29° | 28° | 96 | 97 |
| June | 60 | 62 | 32° | 31° | 129 | 115 |
| July | 50 | 55 | 33° | 32° | 224 | 219 |
| August | 56 | 55 | 31° | 31° | 201 | 166 |
| September | 60 | 57 | 27° | 27° | 128 | 139 |
| October | 73 | 73 | 22° | 22° | 59 | 55 |
| November | 59 | 60 | 17° | 17° | 23 | 19 |
| December | 27 | 20 | 12° | 11° | 11 | 7 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Chengdu (Jianyang) · Feb Chengdu (Jianyang) · Mar Chengdu (Jianyang) · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul Mianyang (Fucheng) · Aug even · Sep Chengdu (Jianyang) · Oct even · Nov even · Dec Chengdu (Jianyang).
When to pick which
- November–February: Chengdu (Jianyang) (average score 37/100 vs 32). Daytime highs are similar (14°C vs 13°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Chengdu (Jianyang) averages 72/100, Mianyang (Fucheng) 70/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 24°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Chengdu (Jianyang) averages 55/100, Mianyang (Fucheng) 57/100. Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 31°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Chengdu (Jianyang) averages 67/100, Mianyang (Fucheng) 65/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 25°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Chengdu (Jianyang) weather by month · Mianyang (Fucheng) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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