Shiyan (Maojian) vs Ankang (Hanbin): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 191 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Shiyan (Maojian) is the sunnier overall: about 1,375 hours of sunshine a year to Ankang (Hanbin)'s 1,223. Shiyan (Maojian) has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Ankang (Hanbin) in 2 (5 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Shiyan (Maojian) | Ankang (Hanbin) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,375 | 1,223 |
| Sunniest month | April (75/100) | April (75/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 19/100 | 22/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 62/100 | 54/100 |
| Rain / year | 829 mm | 928 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 7 (high) |
Shiyan (Maojian) vs Ankang (Hanbin) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiyan (Maojian) | Ankang (Hanbin) | Shiyan (Maojian) | Ankang (Hanbin) | Shiyan (Maojian) | Ankang (Hanbin) | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 7° | 8° | 14 | 7 |
| February | 21 | 28 | 11° | 12° | 18 | 13 |
| March | 66 | 66 | 18° | 18° | 38 | 31 |
| April | 75 | 75 | 24° | 25° | 61 | 56 |
| May | 67 | 66 | 28° | 29° | 103 | 108 |
| June | 68 | 63 | 32° | 32° | 100 | 120 |
| July | 55 | 46 | 33° | 34° | 140 | 173 |
| August | 62 | 54 | 32° | 33° | 135 | 139 |
| September | 68 | 58 | 27° | 28° | 100 | 157 |
| October | 73 | 70 | 22° | 22° | 73 | 83 |
| November | 47 | 53 | 15° | 16° | 36 | 34 |
| December | 7 | 7 | 9° | 9° | 11 | 7 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Ankang (Hanbin) · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun Shiyan (Maojian) · Jul Shiyan (Maojian) · Aug Shiyan (Maojian) · Sep Shiyan (Maojian) · Oct Shiyan (Maojian) · Nov Ankang (Hanbin) · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Ankang (Hanbin) (average score 22/100 vs 19). Daytime highs are similar (11°C vs 11°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Shiyan (Maojian) averages 69/100, Ankang (Hanbin) 69/100. Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 24°C).
- June–August: Shiyan (Maojian) (average score 62/100 vs 54). Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 33°C).
- September–October: Shiyan (Maojian) (average score 71/100 vs 64). Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 25°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Shiyan (Maojian) weather by month · Ankang (Hanbin) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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