Shanghai (Pudong) vs Jiaxing: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 120 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Shanghai (Pudong) is the sunnier overall: about 1,596 hours of sunshine a year to Jiaxing's 1,344. Jiaxing has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Shanghai (Pudong) in 1 (7 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
| Shanghai (Pudong) | Jiaxing | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,596 | 1,344 |
| Sunniest month | October (73/100) | October (72/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 19/100 | 24/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 60/100 | 59/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,304 mm | 1,392 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 7 (high) |
Shanghai (Pudong) vs Jiaxing month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai (Pudong) | Jiaxing | Shanghai (Pudong) | Jiaxing | Shanghai (Pudong) | Jiaxing | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 8° | 8° | 68 | 77 |
| February | 0 | 18 | 8° | 11° | 79 | 88 |
| March | 24 | 39 | 12° | 15° | 90 | 103 |
| April | 53 | 66 | 17° | 21° | 96 | 110 |
| May | 68 | 64 | 22° | 26° | 106 | 119 |
| June | 60 | 59 | 25° | 29° | 202 | 221 |
| July | 61 | 59 | 29° | 32° | 145 | 157 |
| August | 60 | 59 | 29° | 32° | 173 | 174 |
| September | 63 | 62 | 26° | 28° | 137 | 132 |
| October | 73 | 72 | 22° | 24° | 78 | 76 |
| November | 56 | 60 | 17° | 18° | 73 | 77 |
| December | 19 | 19 | 11° | 11° | 57 | 58 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Jiaxing · Mar Jiaxing · Apr Jiaxing · May Shanghai (Pudong) · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Jiaxing · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Jiaxing (average score 24/100 vs 19). Daytime highs are similar (11°C vs 12°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Jiaxing (average score 56/100 vs 48). Jiaxing is the warmer, around 21°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Shanghai (Pudong) averages 60/100, Jiaxing 59/100. Jiaxing is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 28°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Shanghai (Pudong) averages 68/100, Jiaxing 67/100. Jiaxing is the warmer, around 26°C daytime highs vs 24°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Shanghai (Pudong) weather by month · Jiaxing weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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