Longnan (Cheng) vs Qingyang (Xifeng): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 278 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Qingyang (Xifeng) is the sunnier overall: about 2,060 hours of sunshine a year to Longnan (Cheng)'s 1,455. Longnan (Cheng) has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Qingyang (Xifeng) in 4 (3 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Longnan (Cheng) | Qingyang (Xifeng) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,455 | 2,060 |
| Sunniest month | April (80/100) | May (82/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 9/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 68/100 | 72/100 |
| Rain / year | 611 mm | 555 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Longnan (Cheng) vs Qingyang (Xifeng) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longnan (Cheng) | Qingyang (Xifeng) | Longnan (Cheng) | Qingyang (Xifeng) | Longnan (Cheng) | Qingyang (Xifeng) | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 5° | 0° | 4 | 5 |
| February | 7 | 0 | 9° | 4° | 7 | 9 |
| March | 49 | 22 | 15° | 11° | 19 | 14 |
| April | 80 | 71 | 21° | 18° | 37 | 28 |
| May | 74 | 82 | 25° | 23° | 70 | 47 |
| June | 71 | 77 | 29° | 28° | 86 | 73 |
| July | 65 | 70 | 30° | 29° | 118 | 112 |
| August | 68 | 70 | 29° | 27° | 101 | 113 |
| September | 69 | 73 | 24° | 21° | 98 | 96 |
| October | 64 | 49 | 18° | 15° | 52 | 40 |
| November | 28 | 0 | 12° | 8° | 16 | 15 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 6° | 1° | 3 | 3 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Longnan (Cheng) · Mar Longnan (Cheng) · Apr Longnan (Cheng) · May Qingyang (Xifeng) · Jun Qingyang (Xifeng) · Jul Qingyang (Xifeng) · Aug even · Sep Qingyang (Xifeng) · Oct Longnan (Cheng) · Nov Longnan (Cheng) · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Longnan (Cheng) (average score 9/100 vs 0). Longnan (Cheng) is the warmer, around 8°C daytime highs vs 3°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Longnan (Cheng) (average score 68/100 vs 58). Longnan (Cheng) is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- June–August: Qingyang (Xifeng) (average score 72/100 vs 68). Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 28°C).
- September–October: Longnan (Cheng) (average score 67/100 vs 61). Longnan (Cheng) is the warmer, around 21°C daytime highs vs 18°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Longnan (Cheng) weather by month · Qingyang (Xifeng) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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