Chengdu (Shuangliu) vs Yibin (Cuiping): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 197 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Chengdu (Shuangliu) is the sunnier overall: about 891 hours of sunshine a year to Yibin (Cuiping)'s 795. Yibin (Cuiping) has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months; the other 7 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Chengdu (Shuangliu) | Yibin (Cuiping) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 891 | 795 |
| Sunniest month | October (71/100) | March (75/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 33/100 | 39/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 56/100 | 55/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,174 mm | 1,086 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 7 (high) |
Chengdu (Shuangliu) vs Yibin (Cuiping) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu (Shuangliu) | Yibin (Cuiping) | Chengdu (Shuangliu) | Yibin (Cuiping) | Chengdu (Shuangliu) | Yibin (Cuiping) | |
| January | 14 | 20 | 10° | 11° | 12 | 18 |
| February | 40 | 46 | 14° | 15° | 16 | 19 |
| March | 70 | 75 | 19° | 21° | 38 | 40 |
| April | 70 | 70 | 25° | 26° | 71 | 70 |
| May | 63 | 64 | 28° | 29° | 111 | 100 |
| June | 57 | 55 | 31° | 31° | 143 | 164 |
| July | 56 | 55 | 31° | 32° | 261 | 216 |
| August | 56 | 55 | 30° | 32° | 274 | 197 |
| September | 57 | 57 | 26° | 28° | 142 | 141 |
| October | 71 | 69 | 21° | 23° | 68 | 73 |
| November | 59 | 64 | 17° | 18° | 26 | 30 |
| December | 20 | 26 | 11° | 12° | 12 | 18 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Yibin (Cuiping) · Feb Yibin (Cuiping) · Mar Yibin (Cuiping) · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Yibin (Cuiping) · Dec Yibin (Cuiping).
When to pick which
- November–February: Yibin (Cuiping) (average score 39/100 vs 33). Daytime highs are similar (13°C vs 14°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Chengdu (Shuangliu) averages 68/100, Yibin (Cuiping) 70/100. Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 25°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Chengdu (Shuangliu) averages 56/100, Yibin (Cuiping) 55/100. Daytime highs are similar (31°C vs 32°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Chengdu (Shuangliu) averages 64/100, Yibin (Cuiping) 63/100. Yibin (Cuiping) is the warmer, around 26°C daytime highs vs 24°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Chengdu (Shuangliu) weather by month · Yibin (Cuiping) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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