Jingzhou (Shashi) vs Yueyang (Yueyanglou): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 136 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Jingzhou (Shashi) is the sunnier overall: about 1,248 hours of sunshine a year to Yueyang (Yueyanglou)'s 1,145. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 3 months, with 6 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Jingzhou (Shashi) | Yueyang (Yueyanglou) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,248 | 1,145 |
| Sunniest month | October (72/100) | October (71/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 25/100 | 27/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 55/100 | 59/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,128 mm | 1,382 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Jingzhou (Shashi) vs Yueyang (Yueyanglou) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jingzhou (Shashi) | Yueyang (Yueyanglou) | Jingzhou (Shashi) | Yueyang (Yueyanglou) | Jingzhou (Shashi) | Yueyang (Yueyanglou) | |
| January | 7 | 6 | 9° | 9° | 37 | 56 |
| February | 25 | 23 | 12° | 12° | 53 | 84 |
| March | 60 | 48 | 18° | 17° | 71 | 113 |
| April | 64 | 57 | 24° | 23° | 120 | 161 |
| May | 60 | 57 | 28° | 27° | 140 | 188 |
| June | 58 | 57 | 31° | 30° | 170 | 210 |
| July | 52 | 57 | 33° | 32° | 175 | 174 |
| August | 56 | 64 | 33° | 32° | 127 | 115 |
| September | 71 | 70 | 30° | 29° | 77 | 79 |
| October | 72 | 71 | 24° | 24° | 75 | 77 |
| November | 56 | 58 | 17° | 18° | 58 | 85 |
| December | 13 | 19 | 10° | 11° | 25 | 40 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Jingzhou (Shashi) · Apr Jingzhou (Shashi) · May Jingzhou (Shashi) · Jun even · Jul Yueyang (Yueyanglou) · Aug Yueyang (Yueyanglou) · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec Yueyang (Yueyanglou).
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Jingzhou (Shashi) averages 25/100, Yueyang (Yueyanglou) 27/100. Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 13°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Jingzhou (Shashi) (average score 61/100 vs 54). Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 22°C).
- June–August: Yueyang (Yueyanglou) (average score 59/100 vs 55). Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 31°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Jingzhou (Shashi) averages 72/100, Yueyang (Yueyanglou) 71/100. Daytime highs are similar (27°C vs 27°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Jingzhou (Shashi) weather by month · Yueyang (Yueyanglou) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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