Hotan vs Tumxuk: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 321 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Hotan is the sunnier overall: about 3,347 hours of sunshine a year to Tumxuk's 3,140. Hotan has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months; the other 6 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Hotan | Tumxuk | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,347 | 3,140 |
| Sunniest month | October (99/100) | April (97/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 6/100 | 2/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 88/100 | 72/100 |
| Rain / year | 63 mm | 100 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 8 (very high) |
Hotan vs Tumxuk month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotan | Tumxuk | Hotan | Tumxuk | Hotan | Tumxuk | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 2° | -1° | 2 | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 7° | 4° | 3 | 2 |
| March | 66 | 57 | 16° | 15° | 3 | 2 |
| April | 98 | 97 | 23° | 24° | 5 | 5 |
| May | 97 | 95 | 28° | 29° | 10 | 12 |
| June | 97 | 85 | 32° | 33° | 13 | 15 |
| July | 78 | 56 | 34° | 36° | 8 | 21 |
| August | 88 | 75 | 33° | 34° | 9 | 21 |
| September | 98 | 95 | 28° | 28° | 6 | 15 |
| October | 99 | 97 | 20° | 20° | 1 | 3 |
| November | 25 | 8 | 11° | 9° | 2 | 2 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 4° | 0° | 1 | 1 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Hotan · Apr even · May even · Jun Hotan · Jul Hotan · Aug Hotan · Sep Hotan · Oct even · Nov Hotan · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Hotan (average score 6/100 vs 2). Hotan is the warmer, around 6°C daytime highs vs 3°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Hotan (average score 87/100 vs 83). Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 23°C).
- June–August: Hotan (average score 88/100 vs 72). Daytime highs are similar (33°C vs 34°C).
- September–October: Hotan (average score 99/100 vs 96). Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 24°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Hotan weather by month · Tumxuk weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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