Datong vs Xilinhot: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 475 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Xilinhot is the sunnier overall: about 3,139 hours of sunshine a year to Datong's 2,912. Xilinhot has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Datong in 2 (6 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Datong | Xilinhot | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,912 | 3,139 |
| Sunniest month | May (89/100) | May (92/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 81/100 | 87/100 |
| Rain / year | 436 mm | 282 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 8 (very high) |
Datong vs Xilinhot month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datong | Xilinhot | Datong | Xilinhot | Datong | Xilinhot | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -4° | -11° | 2 | 2 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 1° | -7° | 5 | 3 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 8° | 3° | 9 | 5 |
| April | 69 | 32 | 17° | 12° | 23 | 12 |
| May | 89 | 92 | 24° | 21° | 38 | 29 |
| June | 85 | 87 | 29° | 26° | 63 | 56 |
| July | 77 | 85 | 30° | 29° | 105 | 68 |
| August | 80 | 88 | 28° | 28° | 86 | 51 |
| September | 84 | 92 | 23° | 21° | 65 | 30 |
| October | 53 | 16 | 15° | 10° | 27 | 15 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 5° | -1° | 11 | 7 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -3° | -10° | 2 | 4 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Datong · May Xilinhot · Jun even · Jul Xilinhot · Aug Xilinhot · Sep Xilinhot · Oct Datong · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Datong averages 0/100, Xilinhot 0/100. Datong is the warmer, around 0°C daytime highs vs -7°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Datong (average score 53/100 vs 41). Datong is the warmer, around 16°C daytime highs vs 12°C.
- June–August: Xilinhot (average score 87/100 vs 81). Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 28°C).
- September–October: Datong (average score 69/100 vs 54). Datong is the warmer, around 19°C daytime highs vs 16°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Datong weather by month · Xilinhot weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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