Linfen (Yaodu) vs Yan'an (Baota): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 199 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Linfen (Yaodu) and Yan'an (Baota) are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,370 vs 2,402 hours a year. Linfen (Yaodu) has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Yan'an (Baota) in 2 (6 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Linfen (Yaodu) | Yan'an (Baota) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,370 | 2,402 |
| Sunniest month | April (87/100) | May (85/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 68/100 | 73/100 |
| Rain / year | 545 mm | 578 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 7 (high) |
Linfen (Yaodu) vs Yan'an (Baota) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linfen (Yaodu) | Yan'an (Baota) | Linfen (Yaodu) | Yan'an (Baota) | Linfen (Yaodu) | Yan'an (Baota) | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 5° | 0° | 6 | 5 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 8° | 4° | 11 | 9 |
| March | 60 | 23 | 16° | 11° | 11 | 12 |
| April | 87 | 80 | 23° | 19° | 34 | 29 |
| May | 84 | 85 | 29° | 24° | 47 | 45 |
| June | 73 | 80 | 33° | 29° | 61 | 73 |
| July | 57 | 68 | 34° | 30° | 119 | 134 |
| August | 73 | 71 | 32° | 28° | 106 | 117 |
| September | 76 | 76 | 27° | 22° | 90 | 92 |
| October | 86 | 57 | 20° | 16° | 38 | 42 |
| November | 30 | 0 | 12° | 8° | 18 | 17 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 5° | 1° | 4 | 3 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Linfen (Yaodu) · Apr Linfen (Yaodu) · May even · Jun Yan'an (Baota) · Jul Yan'an (Baota) · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Linfen (Yaodu) · Nov Linfen (Yaodu) · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Linfen (Yaodu) (average score 8/100 vs 0). Linfen (Yaodu) is the warmer, around 8°C daytime highs vs 3°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Linfen (Yaodu) (average score 77/100 vs 63). Linfen (Yaodu) is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 18°C.
- June–August: Yan'an (Baota) (average score 73/100 vs 68). Linfen (Yaodu) is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- September–October: Linfen (Yaodu) (average score 81/100 vs 67). Linfen (Yaodu) is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 19°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Linfen (Yaodu) weather by month · Yan'an (Baota) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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