Jiayuguan vs Dunhuang: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 302 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Dunhuang is the sunnier overall: about 3,390 hours of sunshine a year to Jiayuguan's 2,993. Dunhuang has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months, Jiayuguan in 3 (3 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Jiayuguan | Dunhuang | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,993 | 3,390 |
| Sunniest month | May (95/100) | April (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 93/100 | 78/100 |
| Rain / year | 109 mm | 61 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Jiayuguan vs Dunhuang month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiayuguan | Dunhuang | Jiayuguan | Dunhuang | Jiayuguan | Dunhuang | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -2° | 2° | 2 | 2 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 2° | 6° | 1 | 1 |
| March | 16 | 49 | 10° | 14° | 4 | 2 |
| April | 80 | 99 | 18° | 22° | 5 | 4 |
| May | 95 | 98 | 24° | 28° | 11 | 9 |
| June | 92 | 87 | 30° | 33° | 24 | 14 |
| July | 92 | 68 | 32° | 35° | 24 | 12 |
| August | 94 | 78 | 30° | 34° | 17 | 7 |
| September | 94 | 98 | 24° | 28° | 13 | 5 |
| October | 64 | 99 | 16° | 20° | 3 | 1 |
| November | 0 | 16 | 7° | 10° | 2 | 2 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -1° | 3° | 3 | 2 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Dunhuang · Apr Dunhuang · May Dunhuang · Jun Jiayuguan · Jul Jiayuguan · Aug Jiayuguan · Sep Dunhuang · Oct Dunhuang · Nov Dunhuang · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Dunhuang (average score 4/100 vs 0). Dunhuang is the warmer, around 5°C daytime highs vs 2°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Dunhuang (average score 82/100 vs 64). Dunhuang is the warmer, around 21°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- June–August: Jiayuguan (average score 93/100 vs 78). Dunhuang is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- September–October: Dunhuang (average score 99/100 vs 79). Dunhuang is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 20°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Jiayuguan weather by month · Dunhuang weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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