Shache vs Kashgar: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 170 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Shache is the sunnier overall: about 3,167 hours of sunshine a year to Kashgar's 3,028. Shache has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months; the other 7 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Shache | Kashgar | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,167 | 3,028 |
| Sunniest month | April (97/100) | April (95/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 8/100 | 4/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 86/100 | 78/100 |
| Rain / year | 78 mm | 114 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Shache vs Kashgar month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shache | Kashgar | Shache | Kashgar | Shache | Kashgar | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 3° | -1° | 3 | 4 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 7° | 4° | 3 | 6 |
| March | 65 | 48 | 16° | 14° | 2 | 6 |
| April | 97 | 95 | 23° | 22° | 4 | 8 |
| May | 95 | 94 | 28° | 28° | 14 | 18 |
| June | 96 | 85 | 32° | 33° | 10 | 13 |
| July | 76 | 66 | 34° | 35° | 16 | 15 |
| August | 86 | 84 | 33° | 33° | 11 | 18 |
| September | 96 | 95 | 27° | 27° | 9 | 13 |
| October | 97 | 88 | 20° | 19° | 2 | 5 |
| November | 32 | 16 | 12° | 10° | 2 | 4 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 4° | 1° | 2 | 4 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Shache · Apr even · May even · Jun Shache · Jul Shache · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Shache · Nov Shache · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Shache (average score 8/100 vs 4). Shache is the warmer, around 7°C daytime highs vs 4°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Shache (average score 86/100 vs 79). Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 21°C).
- June–August: Shache (average score 86/100 vs 78). Daytime highs are similar (33°C vs 34°C).
- September–October: Shache (average score 97/100 vs 92). Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 23°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Shache weather by month · Kashgar weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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