Shihezi vs Tacheng: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 335 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tacheng is the sunnier overall: about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year to Shihezi's 2,735. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 months, with 4 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Shihezi | Tacheng | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,735 | 3,000 |
| Sunniest month | April (91/100) | August (93/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 82/100 | 89/100 |
| Rain / year | 298 mm | 271 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Shihezi vs Tacheng month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shihezi | Tacheng | Shihezi | Tacheng | Shihezi | Tacheng | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 2° | -4° | 5 | 20 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 6° | 0° | 6 | 16 |
| March | 39 | 8 | 13° | 9° | 8 | 18 |
| April | 91 | 77 | 20° | 18° | 23 | 26 |
| May | 89 | 92 | 26° | 24° | 33 | 26 |
| June | 84 | 92 | 31° | 31° | 59 | 28 |
| July | 75 | 83 | 33° | 33° | 63 | 26 |
| August | 86 | 93 | 32° | 31° | 47 | 19 |
| September | 91 | 93 | 26° | 24° | 24 | 20 |
| October | 77 | 54 | 18° | 15° | 12 | 23 |
| November | 16 | 0 | 10° | 5° | 11 | 28 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 4° | -2° | 7 | 21 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Shihezi · Apr Shihezi · May Tacheng · Jun Tacheng · Jul Tacheng · Aug Tacheng · Sep even · Oct Shihezi · Nov Shihezi · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Shihezi (average score 4/100 vs 0). Shihezi is the warmer, around 6°C daytime highs vs 0°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Shihezi (average score 73/100 vs 59). Shihezi is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- June–August: Tacheng (average score 89/100 vs 82). Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 32°C).
- September–October: Shihezi (average score 84/100 vs 74). Shihezi is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 20°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Shihezi weather by month · Tacheng weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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