Linfen (Yaodu) vs Yuncheng (Yanhu): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 125 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Linfen (Yaodu) is the sunnier overall: about 2,370 hours of sunshine a year to Yuncheng (Yanhu)'s 2,020. Linfen (Yaodu) has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Yuncheng (Yanhu) in 2 (5 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) | Yuncheng (Yanhu) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,370 | 2,020 |
| Sunniest month | April (87/100) | April (84/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 8/100 | 11/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 68/100 | 66/100 |
| Rain / year | 545 mm | 602 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 6 (high) |
Linfen (Yaodu) vs Yuncheng (Yanhu) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linfen (Yaodu) | Yuncheng (Yanhu) | Linfen (Yaodu) | Yuncheng (Yanhu) | Linfen (Yaodu) | Yuncheng (Yanhu) | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 5° | 4° | 6 | 8 |
| February | 0 | 7 | 8° | 9° | 11 | 13 |
| March | 60 | 58 | 16° | 16° | 11 | 16 |
| April | 87 | 84 | 23° | 23° | 34 | 38 |
| May | 84 | 80 | 29° | 29° | 47 | 59 |
| June | 73 | 70 | 33° | 33° | 61 | 68 |
| July | 57 | 55 | 34° | 34° | 119 | 118 |
| August | 73 | 72 | 32° | 32° | 106 | 103 |
| September | 76 | 72 | 27° | 27° | 90 | 102 |
| October | 86 | 82 | 20° | 21° | 38 | 47 |
| November | 30 | 36 | 12° | 13° | 18 | 24 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 5° | 6° | 4 | 6 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Yuncheng (Yanhu) · Mar even · Apr Linfen (Yaodu) · May Linfen (Yaodu) · Jun Linfen (Yaodu) · Jul even · Aug even · Sep Linfen (Yaodu) · Oct Linfen (Yaodu) · Nov Yuncheng (Yanhu) · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Yuncheng (Yanhu) (average score 11/100 vs 8). Daytime highs are similar (8°C vs 8°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Linfen (Yaodu) (average score 77/100 vs 74). Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 23°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Linfen (Yaodu) averages 68/100, Yuncheng (Yanhu) 66/100. Daytime highs are similar (33°C vs 33°C).
- September–October: Linfen (Yaodu) (average score 81/100 vs 77). Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 24°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Linfen (Yaodu) weather by month · Yuncheng (Yanhu) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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