Longnan (Cheng) vs Guangyuan (Lizhou): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 156 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Longnan (Cheng) is the sunnier overall: about 1,455 hours of sunshine a year to Guangyuan (Lizhou)'s 1,210. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 months.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Longnan (Cheng) | Guangyuan (Lizhou) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,455 | 1,210 |
| Sunniest month | April (80/100) | April (75/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 9/100 | 24/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 68/100 | 59/100 |
| Rain / year | 611 mm | 962 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 6 (high) |
Longnan (Cheng) vs Guangyuan (Lizhou) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longnan (Cheng) | Guangyuan (Lizhou) | Longnan (Cheng) | Guangyuan (Lizhou) | Longnan (Cheng) | Guangyuan (Lizhou) | |
| January | 0 | 7 | 5° | 9° | 4 | 7 |
| February | 7 | 28 | 9° | 12° | 7 | 10 |
| March | 49 | 67 | 15° | 18° | 19 | 28 |
| April | 80 | 75 | 21° | 23° | 37 | 56 |
| May | 74 | 65 | 25° | 27° | 70 | 109 |
| June | 71 | 61 | 29° | 30° | 86 | 131 |
| July | 65 | 58 | 30° | 31° | 118 | 202 |
| August | 68 | 58 | 29° | 30° | 101 | 162 |
| September | 69 | 58 | 24° | 26° | 98 | 158 |
| October | 64 | 72 | 18° | 21° | 52 | 70 |
| November | 28 | 47 | 12° | 15° | 16 | 23 |
| December | 0 | 14 | 6° | 10° | 3 | 6 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Guangyuan (Lizhou) · Feb Guangyuan (Lizhou) · Mar Guangyuan (Lizhou) · Apr Longnan (Cheng) · May Longnan (Cheng) · Jun Longnan (Cheng) · Jul Longnan (Cheng) · Aug Longnan (Cheng) · Sep Longnan (Cheng) · Oct Guangyuan (Lizhou) · Nov Guangyuan (Lizhou) · Dec Guangyuan (Lizhou).
When to pick which
- November–February: Guangyuan (Lizhou) (average score 24/100 vs 9). Guangyuan (Lizhou) is the warmer, around 12°C daytime highs vs 8°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Longnan (Cheng) averages 68/100, Guangyuan (Lizhou) 69/100. Guangyuan (Lizhou) is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 20°C.
- June–August: Longnan (Cheng) (average score 68/100 vs 59). Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 30°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Longnan (Cheng) averages 67/100, Guangyuan (Lizhou) 65/100. Guangyuan (Lizhou) is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 21°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Longnan (Cheng) weather by month · Guangyuan (Lizhou) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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