Haikou (Meilan) vs Qionghai (Basuo): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 88 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Haikou (Meilan) and Qionghai (Basuo) are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 1,736 vs 1,734 hours a year. Haikou (Meilan) has the higher Sunshine Score in 2 of 12 months; the other 10 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Haikou (Meilan) | Qionghai (Basuo) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,736 | 1,734 |
| Sunniest month | February (84/100) | February (83/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 80/100 | 78/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 61/100 | 61/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,841 mm | 1,843 mm |
| Warmest sea | 32°C / 90°F | 30°C / 86°F |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Haikou (Meilan) vs Qionghai (Basuo) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haikou (Meilan) | Qionghai (Basuo) | Haikou (Meilan) | Qionghai (Basuo) | Haikou (Meilan) | Qionghai (Basuo) | Haikou (Meilan) | Qionghai (Basuo) | |
| January | 83 | 82 | 21° | 22° | 33 | 38 | 21° | 23° |
| February | 84 | 83 | 22° | 24° | 28 | 31 | 22° | 23° |
| March | 80 | 78 | 25° | 25° | 47 | 56 | 23° | 25° |
| April | 73 | 72 | 28° | 28° | 88 | 89 | 28° | 27° |
| May | 61 | 61 | 30° | 30° | 190 | 168 | 29° | 29° |
| June | 61 | 61 | 30° | 30° | 205 | 177 | 31° | 30° |
| July | 61 | 61 | 30° | 30° | 236 | 210 | 31° | 29° |
| August | 61 | 61 | 30° | 30° | 313 | 278 | 32° | 29° |
| September | 61 | 61 | 29° | 30° | 293 | 287 | 31° | 30° |
| October | 61 | 61 | 28° | 28° | 278 | 339 | 28° | 28° |
| November | 74 | 70 | 25° | 26° | 81 | 104 | 26° | 26° |
| December | 80 | 77 | 22° | 23° | 49 | 66 | 21° | 23° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Haikou (Meilan) · Dec Haikou (Meilan).
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Haikou (Meilan) averages 80/100, Qionghai (Basuo) 78/100. Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 24°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Haikou (Meilan) averages 71/100, Qionghai (Basuo) 70/100. Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 28°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Haikou (Meilan) averages 61/100, Qionghai (Basuo) 61/100. Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 30°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Haikou (Meilan) averages 61/100, Qionghai (Basuo) 61/100. Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 29°C).
Sea temperature
Haikou (Meilan)'s sea gets warmer: 32°C / 90°F at its peak vs 30°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Haikou (Meilan) all year, Qionghai (Basuo) all year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
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