Hami vs Jiayuguan: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 512 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Hami is the sunnier overall: about 3,311 hours of sunshine a year to Jiayuguan's 2,993. Hami has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Jiayuguan in 3 (4 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Hami | Jiayuguan | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,311 | 2,993 |
| Sunniest month | April (98/100) | May (95/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 77/100 | 93/100 |
| Rain / year | 62 mm | 109 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 8 (very high) |
Hami vs Jiayuguan month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hami | Jiayuguan | Hami | Jiayuguan | Hami | Jiayuguan | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -1° | -2° | 2 | 2 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 4° | 2° | 1 | 1 |
| March | 33 | 16 | 12° | 10° | 1 | 4 |
| April | 98 | 80 | 21° | 18° | 5 | 5 |
| May | 98 | 95 | 27° | 24° | 5 | 11 |
| June | 87 | 92 | 33° | 30° | 14 | 24 |
| July | 67 | 92 | 35° | 32° | 13 | 24 |
| August | 78 | 94 | 34° | 30° | 8 | 17 |
| September | 98 | 94 | 27° | 24° | 4 | 13 |
| October | 82 | 64 | 18° | 16° | 3 | 3 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 8° | 7° | 4 | 2 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0° | -1° | 2 | 3 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Hami · Apr Hami · May Hami · Jun Jiayuguan · Jul Jiayuguan · Aug Jiayuguan · Sep Hami · Oct Hami · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Hami averages 0/100, Jiayuguan 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (3°C vs 2°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Hami (average score 76/100 vs 64). Hami is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- June–August: Jiayuguan (average score 93/100 vs 77). Hami is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- September–October: Hami (average score 90/100 vs 79). Hami is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 20°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Hami weather by month · Jiayuguan weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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