Kunming vs Xingyi: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 204 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Kunming is the sunnier overall: about 2,158 hours of sunshine a year to Xingyi's 1,518. Kunming has the higher Sunshine Score in 9 of 12 months, Xingyi in 3.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Kunming | Xingyi | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,158 | 1,518 |
| Sunniest month | March (88/100) | March (81/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 54/100 | 59/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 64/100 | 60/100 |
| Rain / year | 848 mm | 1,149 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 7 (high) |
Kunming vs Xingyi month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunming | Xingyi | Kunming | Xingyi | Kunming | Xingyi | |
| January | 44 | 41 | 14° | 14° | 22 | 25 |
| February | 67 | 77 | 17° | 19° | 10 | 15 |
| March | 88 | 81 | 20° | 23° | 19 | 33 |
| April | 86 | 77 | 23° | 27° | 32 | 55 |
| May | 77 | 63 | 25° | 28° | 81 | 135 |
| June | 64 | 60 | 26° | 28° | 166 | 261 |
| July | 64 | 60 | 25° | 27° | 172 | 203 |
| August | 65 | 60 | 25° | 27° | 143 | 173 |
| September | 74 | 66 | 23° | 25° | 97 | 116 |
| October | 79 | 72 | 20° | 22° | 69 | 82 |
| November | 66 | 75 | 17° | 19° | 22 | 29 |
| December | 37 | 42 | 13° | 14° | 15 | 22 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Kunming · Feb Xingyi · Mar Kunming · Apr Kunming · May Kunming · Jun Kunming · Jul Kunming · Aug Kunming · Sep Kunming · Oct Kunming · Nov Xingyi · Dec Xingyi.
When to pick which
- November–February: Xingyi (average score 59/100 vs 54). Xingyi is the warmer, around 17°C daytime highs vs 15°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Kunming (average score 84/100 vs 74). Xingyi is the warmer, around 26°C daytime highs vs 23°C.
- June–August: Kunming (average score 64/100 vs 60). Xingyi is the warmer, around 27°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
- September–October: Kunming (average score 77/100 vs 69). Xingyi is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Kunming weather by month · Xingyi weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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