Chengdu (Jianyang) vs Yibin (Cuiping): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 162 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Chengdu (Jianyang) is the sunnier overall: about 933 hours of sunshine a year to Yibin (Cuiping)'s 795. 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
| Chengdu (Jianyang) | Yibin (Cuiping) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 933 | 795 |
| Sunniest month | March (77/100) | March (75/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 37/100 | 39/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 55/100 | 55/100 |
| Rain / year | 990 mm | 1,086 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Chengdu (Jianyang) vs Yibin (Cuiping) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu (Jianyang) | Yibin (Cuiping) | Chengdu (Jianyang) | Yibin (Cuiping) | Chengdu (Jianyang) | Yibin (Cuiping) | |
| January | 20 | 20 | 11° | 11° | 12 | 18 |
| February | 40 | 46 | 14° | 15° | 14 | 19 |
| March | 77 | 75 | 20° | 21° | 33 | 40 |
| April | 72 | 70 | 26° | 26° | 60 | 70 |
| May | 66 | 64 | 29° | 29° | 96 | 100 |
| June | 60 | 55 | 32° | 31° | 129 | 164 |
| July | 50 | 55 | 33° | 32° | 224 | 216 |
| August | 56 | 55 | 31° | 32° | 201 | 197 |
| September | 60 | 57 | 27° | 28° | 128 | 141 |
| October | 73 | 69 | 22° | 23° | 59 | 73 |
| November | 59 | 64 | 17° | 18° | 23 | 30 |
| December | 27 | 26 | 12° | 12° | 11 | 18 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Yibin (Cuiping) · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun Chengdu (Jianyang) · Jul Yibin (Cuiping) · Aug even · Sep Chengdu (Jianyang) · Oct Chengdu (Jianyang) · Nov Yibin (Cuiping) · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Chengdu (Jianyang) averages 37/100, Yibin (Cuiping) 39/100. Daytime highs are similar (14°C vs 14°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Chengdu (Jianyang) averages 72/100, Yibin (Cuiping) 70/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 25°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Chengdu (Jianyang) averages 55/100, Yibin (Cuiping) 55/100. Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 32°C).
- September–October: Chengdu (Jianyang) (average score 67/100 vs 63). Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 26°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Chengdu (Jianyang) weather by month · Yibin (Cuiping) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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