Taiyuan vs Lüliang: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 131 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Lüliang is the sunnier overall: about 2,498 hours of sunshine a year to Taiyuan's 2,404. Taiyuan has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Lüliang in 1 (7 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Taiyuan | Lüliang | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,404 | 2,498 |
| Sunniest month | April (88/100) | May (87/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 73/100 | 76/100 |
| Rain / year | 504 mm | 511 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 7 (high) |
Taiyuan vs Lüliang month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiyuan | Lüliang | Taiyuan | Lüliang | Taiyuan | Lüliang | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 2° | -1° | 3 | 3 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 6° | 3° | 7 | 7 |
| March | 46 | 15 | 14° | 10° | 9 | 10 |
| April | 88 | 74 | 21° | 18° | 27 | 27 |
| May | 86 | 87 | 28° | 25° | 38 | 38 |
| June | 82 | 83 | 32° | 29° | 60 | 58 |
| July | 63 | 71 | 33° | 30° | 125 | 121 |
| August | 73 | 73 | 30° | 28° | 108 | 113 |
| September | 79 | 78 | 25° | 22° | 77 | 83 |
| October | 80 | 51 | 19° | 15° | 32 | 34 |
| November | 15 | 0 | 10° | 7° | 14 | 14 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 3° | -1° | 4 | 3 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Taiyuan · Apr Taiyuan · May even · Jun even · Jul Lüliang · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Taiyuan · Nov Taiyuan · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Taiyuan (average score 4/100 vs 0). Taiyuan is the warmer, around 5°C daytime highs vs 2°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Taiyuan (average score 73/100 vs 59). Taiyuan is the warmer, around 21°C daytime highs vs 18°C.
- June–August: Lüliang (average score 76/100 vs 73). Taiyuan is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- September–October: Taiyuan (average score 80/100 vs 65). Taiyuan is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 19°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Taiyuan weather by month · Lüliang weather by month · Best time to visit China.
More comparisons: Taiyuan vs Shijiazhuang · Taiyuan vs Changzhi · Taiyuan vs Xinzhou · Lüliang vs Yulin · Lüliang vs Linfen (Yaodu) · Lüliang vs Yan'an (Baota) · all head-to-heads