Shache vs Hotan: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 281 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Hotan is the sunnier overall: about 3,347 hours of sunshine a year to Shache's 3,167. Shache has the higher Sunshine Score in 1 of 12 months; the other 11 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Shache | Hotan | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,167 | 3,347 |
| Sunniest month | April (97/100) | October (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 8/100 | 6/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 86/100 | 88/100 |
| Rain / year | 78 mm | 63 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Shache vs Hotan month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shache | Hotan | Shache | Hotan | Shache | Hotan | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 3° | 2° | 3 | 2 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 7° | 7° | 3 | 3 |
| March | 65 | 66 | 16° | 16° | 2 | 3 |
| April | 97 | 98 | 23° | 23° | 4 | 5 |
| May | 95 | 97 | 28° | 28° | 14 | 10 |
| June | 96 | 97 | 32° | 32° | 10 | 13 |
| July | 76 | 78 | 34° | 34° | 16 | 8 |
| August | 86 | 88 | 33° | 33° | 11 | 9 |
| September | 96 | 98 | 27° | 28° | 9 | 6 |
| October | 97 | 99 | 20° | 20° | 2 | 1 |
| November | 32 | 25 | 12° | 11° | 2 | 2 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 4° | 4° | 2 | 1 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Shache · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Shache averages 8/100, Hotan 6/100. Daytime highs are similar (7°C vs 6°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Shache averages 86/100, Hotan 87/100. Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 22°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Shache averages 86/100, Hotan 88/100. Daytime highs are similar (33°C vs 33°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Shache averages 97/100, Hotan 99/100. Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 24°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Shache weather by month · Hotan weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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