Karamay vs Altay: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 349 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Altay is the sunnier overall: about 3,054 hours of sunshine a year to Karamay's 2,772. 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
| Karamay | Altay | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,772 | 3,054 |
| Sunniest month | April (93/100) | May (94/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 61/100 | 93/100 |
| Rain / year | 156 mm | 209 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Karamay vs Altay month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karamay | Altay | Karamay | Altay | Karamay | Altay | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -6° | -8° | 6 | 17 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -1° | -4° | 6 | 12 |
| March | 24 | 0 | 11° | 5° | 6 | 12 |
| April | 93 | 55 | 21° | 15° | 14 | 15 |
| May | 92 | 94 | 29° | 22° | 16 | 17 |
| June | 64 | 93 | 35° | 29° | 23 | 23 |
| July | 54 | 93 | 36° | 31° | 29 | 22 |
| August | 64 | 93 | 35° | 29° | 18 | 20 |
| September | 93 | 94 | 27° | 21° | 12 | 16 |
| October | 70 | 31 | 17° | 12° | 10 | 16 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 6° | 1° | 8 | 22 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -3° | -6° | 8 | 17 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Karamay · Apr Karamay · May even · Jun Altay · Jul Altay · Aug Altay · Sep even · Oct Karamay · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Karamay averages 0/100, Altay 0/100. Karamay is the warmer, around -1°C daytime highs vs -4°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Karamay (average score 70/100 vs 50). Karamay is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 14°C.
- June–August: Altay (average score 93/100 vs 61). Karamay is the warmer, around 35°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
- September–October: Karamay (average score 82/100 vs 63). Karamay is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Karamay weather by month · Altay weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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