Hohhot vs Zhangjiakou: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 262 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Hohhot is the sunnier overall: about 3,039 hours of sunshine a year to Zhangjiakou's 2,829. Zhangjiakou has the higher Sunshine Score in 3 of 12 months, Hohhot in 2 (7 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Hohhot | Zhangjiakou | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,039 | 2,829 |
| Sunniest month | May (91/100) | May (89/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 83/100 | 80/100 |
| Rain / year | 373 mm | 439 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 7 (high) |
Hohhot vs Zhangjiakou month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hohhot | Zhangjiakou | Hohhot | Zhangjiakou | Hohhot | Zhangjiakou | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -5° | -3° | 2 | 2 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0° | 2° | 4 | 5 |
| March | 0 | 16 | 8° | 10° | 8 | 9 |
| April | 63 | 84 | 16° | 19° | 15 | 21 |
| May | 91 | 89 | 24° | 26° | 31 | 39 |
| June | 87 | 83 | 29° | 30° | 53 | 71 |
| July | 79 | 76 | 31° | 31° | 96 | 106 |
| August | 83 | 81 | 28° | 30° | 74 | 81 |
| September | 86 | 84 | 22° | 24° | 59 | 64 |
| October | 47 | 60 | 14° | 16° | 19 | 27 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 4° | 6° | 9 | 12 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -4° | -2° | 3 | 2 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Zhangjiakou · Apr Zhangjiakou · May even · Jun Hohhot · Jul Hohhot · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Zhangjiakou · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Hohhot averages 0/100, Zhangjiakou 0/100. Zhangjiakou is the warmer, around 1°C daytime highs vs -1°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Zhangjiakou (average score 63/100 vs 51). Zhangjiakou is the warmer, around 18°C daytime highs vs 16°C.
- June–August: Hohhot (average score 83/100 vs 80). Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 30°C).
- September–October: Zhangjiakou (average score 72/100 vs 67). Zhangjiakou is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 18°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Hohhot weather by month · Zhangjiakou weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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