Mianyang (Fucheng) vs Guangyuan (Lizhou): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 140 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Guangyuan (Lizhou) is the sunnier overall: about 1,210 hours of sunshine a year to Mianyang (Fucheng)'s 850. Mianyang (Fucheng) has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Guangyuan (Lizhou) 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
| Mianyang (Fucheng) | Guangyuan (Lizhou) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 850 | 1,210 |
| Sunniest month | April (74/100) | April (75/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 32/100 | 24/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 57/100 | 59/100 |
| Rain / year | 911 mm | 962 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 6 (high) |
Mianyang (Fucheng) vs Guangyuan (Lizhou) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mianyang (Fucheng) | Guangyuan (Lizhou) | Mianyang (Fucheng) | Guangyuan (Lizhou) | Mianyang (Fucheng) | Guangyuan (Lizhou) | |
| January | 14 | 7 | 10° | 9° | 9 | 7 |
| February | 34 | 28 | 13° | 12° | 10 | 10 |
| March | 72 | 67 | 19° | 18° | 26 | 28 |
| April | 74 | 75 | 25° | 23° | 49 | 56 |
| May | 65 | 65 | 28° | 27° | 97 | 109 |
| June | 62 | 61 | 31° | 30° | 115 | 131 |
| July | 55 | 58 | 32° | 31° | 219 | 202 |
| August | 55 | 58 | 31° | 30° | 166 | 162 |
| September | 57 | 58 | 27° | 26° | 139 | 158 |
| October | 73 | 72 | 22° | 21° | 55 | 70 |
| November | 60 | 47 | 17° | 15° | 19 | 23 |
| December | 20 | 14 | 11° | 10° | 7 | 6 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Mianyang (Fucheng) · Feb Mianyang (Fucheng) · Mar Mianyang (Fucheng) · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul Guangyuan (Lizhou) · Aug Guangyuan (Lizhou) · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Mianyang (Fucheng) · Dec Mianyang (Fucheng).
When to pick which
- November–February: Mianyang (Fucheng) (average score 32/100 vs 24). Daytime highs are similar (13°C vs 12°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Mianyang (Fucheng) averages 70/100, Guangyuan (Lizhou) 69/100. Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 23°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Mianyang (Fucheng) averages 57/100, Guangyuan (Lizhou) 59/100. Daytime highs are similar (31°C vs 30°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Mianyang (Fucheng) averages 65/100, Guangyuan (Lizhou) 65/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 24°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Mianyang (Fucheng) weather by month · Guangyuan (Lizhou) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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