Karamay vs Tacheng: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 183 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tacheng is the sunnier overall: about 3,000 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 | Tacheng | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,772 | 3,000 |
| Sunniest month | April (93/100) | August (93/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 61/100 | 89/100 |
| Rain / year | 156 mm | 271 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Karamay vs Tacheng month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karamay | Tacheng | Karamay | Tacheng | Karamay | Tacheng | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -6° | -4° | 6 | 20 |
| February | 0 | 0 | -1° | 0° | 6 | 16 |
| March | 24 | 8 | 11° | 9° | 6 | 18 |
| April | 93 | 77 | 21° | 18° | 14 | 26 |
| May | 92 | 92 | 29° | 24° | 16 | 26 |
| June | 64 | 92 | 35° | 31° | 23 | 28 |
| July | 54 | 83 | 36° | 33° | 29 | 26 |
| August | 64 | 93 | 35° | 31° | 18 | 19 |
| September | 93 | 93 | 27° | 24° | 12 | 20 |
| October | 70 | 54 | 17° | 15° | 10 | 23 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 6° | 5° | 8 | 28 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -3° | -2° | 8 | 21 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Karamay · Apr Karamay · May even · Jun Tacheng · Jul Tacheng · Aug Tacheng · Sep even · Oct Karamay · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Karamay averages 0/100, Tacheng 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (-1°C vs 0°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Karamay (average score 70/100 vs 59). Karamay is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- June–August: Tacheng (average score 89/100 vs 61). Karamay is the warmer, around 35°C daytime highs vs 32°C.
- September–October: Karamay (average score 82/100 vs 74). Karamay is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 20°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Karamay weather by month · Tacheng weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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