Ordos vs Wuhai: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 264 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Wuhai is the sunnier overall: about 3,229 hours of sunshine a year to Ordos's 3,002. Wuhai has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months; the other 5 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Ordos | Wuhai | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,002 | 3,229 |
| Sunniest month | May (91/100) | May (95/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 83/100 | 89/100 |
| Rain / year | 386 mm | 169 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Ordos vs Wuhai month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordos | Wuhai | Ordos | Wuhai | Ordos | Wuhai | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -5° | -4° | 2 | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0° | 2° | 5 | 2 |
| March | 0 | 16 | 7° | 10° | 8 | 3 |
| April | 62 | 89 | 16° | 19° | 17 | 6 |
| May | 91 | 95 | 23° | 26° | 32 | 16 |
| June | 87 | 93 | 28° | 31° | 51 | 27 |
| July | 81 | 83 | 30° | 33° | 88 | 33 |
| August | 80 | 92 | 27° | 31° | 89 | 36 |
| September | 86 | 93 | 21° | 24° | 60 | 31 |
| October | 46 | 64 | 14° | 16° | 21 | 9 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 4° | 6° | 11 | 4 |
| December | 0 | 0 | -4° | -3° | 2 | 1 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Wuhai · Apr Wuhai · May Wuhai · Jun Wuhai · Jul even · Aug Wuhai · Sep Wuhai · Oct Wuhai · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Ordos averages 0/100, Wuhai 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (-1°C vs 0°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Wuhai (average score 67/100 vs 51). Wuhai is the warmer, around 18°C daytime highs vs 15°C.
- June–August: Wuhai (average score 89/100 vs 83). Wuhai is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 28°C.
- September–October: Wuhai (average score 79/100 vs 66). Wuhai is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 18°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Ordos weather by month · Wuhai weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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