Nanchong (Gaoping) vs Dazhou (Dachuan): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 124 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Dazhou (Dachuan) is the sunnier overall: about 944 hours of sunshine a year to Nanchong (Gaoping)'s 829. Nanchong (Gaoping) has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Dazhou (Dachuan) in 1 (6 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Nanchong (Gaoping) | Dazhou (Dachuan) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 829 | 944 |
| Sunniest month | March (70/100) | April (66/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 31/100 | 29/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 54/100 | 56/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,019 mm | 1,211 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Nanchong (Gaoping) vs Dazhou (Dachuan) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanchong (Gaoping) | Dazhou (Dachuan) | Nanchong (Gaoping) | Dazhou (Dachuan) | Nanchong (Gaoping) | Dazhou (Dachuan) | |
| January | 13 | 13 | 10° | 10° | 15 | 16 |
| February | 33 | 33 | 13° | 13° | 16 | 20 |
| March | 70 | 62 | 19° | 18° | 37 | 51 |
| April | 70 | 66 | 24° | 23° | 70 | 96 |
| May | 61 | 56 | 28° | 26° | 121 | 167 |
| June | 55 | 56 | 31° | 29° | 159 | 188 |
| July | 50 | 56 | 33° | 31° | 182 | 180 |
| August | 56 | 56 | 32° | 31° | 147 | 148 |
| September | 56 | 56 | 28° | 27° | 144 | 169 |
| October | 68 | 63 | 22° | 22° | 82 | 110 |
| November | 57 | 50 | 17° | 16° | 34 | 50 |
| December | 20 | 20 | 11° | 11° | 12 | 16 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Nanchong (Gaoping) · Apr Nanchong (Gaoping) · May Nanchong (Gaoping) · Jun even · Jul Dazhou (Dachuan) · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Nanchong (Gaoping) · Nov Nanchong (Gaoping) · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Nanchong (Gaoping) averages 31/100, Dazhou (Dachuan) 29/100. Daytime highs are similar (13°C vs 13°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Nanchong (Gaoping) (average score 67/100 vs 61). Nanchong (Gaoping) is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Nanchong (Gaoping) averages 54/100, Dazhou (Dachuan) 56/100. Nanchong (Gaoping) is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Nanchong (Gaoping) averages 62/100, Dazhou (Dachuan) 60/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 25°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Nanchong (Gaoping) weather by month · Dazhou (Dachuan) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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