Ningbo vs Jiaxing: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 124 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Ningbo is the sunnier overall: about 1,423 hours of sunshine a year to Jiaxing's 1,344. Ningbo has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Jiaxing in 1 (7 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Ningbo | Jiaxing | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,423 | 1,344 |
| Sunniest month | October (70/100) | October (72/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 27/100 | 24/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 60/100 | 59/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,443 mm | 1,392 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 7 (high) |
Ningbo vs Jiaxing month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ningbo | Jiaxing | Ningbo | Jiaxing | Ningbo | Jiaxing | |
| January | 6 | 0 | 9° | 8° | 75 | 77 |
| February | 18 | 18 | 11° | 11° | 86 | 88 |
| March | 45 | 39 | 16° | 15° | 108 | 103 |
| April | 67 | 66 | 21° | 21° | 108 | 110 |
| May | 63 | 64 | 26° | 26° | 128 | 119 |
| June | 59 | 59 | 28° | 29° | 227 | 221 |
| July | 62 | 59 | 32° | 32° | 135 | 157 |
| August | 59 | 59 | 32° | 32° | 182 | 174 |
| September | 59 | 62 | 28° | 28° | 155 | 132 |
| October | 70 | 72 | 24° | 24° | 89 | 76 |
| November | 60 | 60 | 18° | 18° | 83 | 77 |
| December | 25 | 19 | 12° | 11° | 67 | 58 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Ningbo · Feb even · Mar Ningbo · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul Ningbo · Aug even · Sep Jiaxing · Oct even · Nov even · Dec Ningbo.
When to pick which
- November–February: Ningbo (average score 27/100 vs 24). Daytime highs are similar (13°C vs 12°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Ningbo averages 58/100, Jiaxing 56/100. Daytime highs are similar (21°C vs 21°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Ningbo averages 60/100, Jiaxing 59/100. Daytime highs are similar (31°C vs 31°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Ningbo averages 65/100, Jiaxing 67/100. Daytime highs are similar (26°C vs 26°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Ningbo weather by month · Jiaxing weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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