Mandalay vs Dehong (Mangshi): which is sunnier?
🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) vs 🇨🇳 China · 398 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Mandalay is the sunnier overall: about 2,833 hours of sunshine a year to Dehong (Mangshi)'s 2,178. Dehong (Mangshi) has the higher Sunshine Score in 10 of 12 months, Mandalay in 2.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Mandalay | Dehong (Mangshi) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,833 | 2,178 |
| Sunniest month | January (94/100) | February (89/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 83/100 | 88/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 50/100 | 64/100 |
| Rain / year | 283 mm | 1,153 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 8 (very high) |
Mandalay vs Dehong (Mangshi) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandalay | Dehong (Mangshi) | Mandalay | Dehong (Mangshi) | Mandalay | Dehong (Mangshi) | |
| January | 94 | 87 | 31° | 22° | 10 | 24 |
| February | 76 | 89 | 34° | 25° | 2 | 14 |
| March | 38 | 88 | 38° | 28° | 7 | 21 |
| April | 19 | 81 | 40° | 30° | 14 | 57 |
| May | 27 | 70 | 39° | 31° | 34 | 116 |
| June | 44 | 64 | 37° | 31° | 43 | 167 |
| July | 53 | 64 | 36° | 29° | 37 | 246 |
| August | 53 | 64 | 36° | 29° | 43 | 225 |
| September | 45 | 66 | 37° | 29° | 34 | 140 |
| October | 53 | 71 | 36° | 27° | 42 | 110 |
| November | 66 | 88 | 35° | 24° | 10 | 21 |
| December | 94 | 89 | 32° | 22° | 7 | 12 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Mandalay · Feb Dehong (Mangshi) · Mar Dehong (Mangshi) · Apr Dehong (Mangshi) · May Dehong (Mangshi) · Jun Dehong (Mangshi) · Jul Dehong (Mangshi) · Aug Dehong (Mangshi) · Sep Dehong (Mangshi) · Oct Dehong (Mangshi) · Nov Dehong (Mangshi) · Dec Mandalay.
When to pick which
- November–February: Dehong (Mangshi) (average score 88/100 vs 83). Mandalay is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 23°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Dehong (Mangshi) (average score 80/100 vs 28). Mandalay is the warmer, around 39°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
- June–August: Dehong (Mangshi) (average score 64/100 vs 50). Mandalay is the warmer, around 36°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
- September–October: Dehong (Mangshi) (average score 69/100 vs 49). Mandalay is the warmer, around 37°C daytime highs vs 28°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Mandalay weather by month · Dehong (Mangshi) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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