Taiyuan vs Shijiazhuang: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 191 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Taiyuan is the sunnier overall: about 2,404 hours of sunshine a year to Shijiazhuang's 2,307. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 3 months, with 6 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Taiyuan | Shijiazhuang | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,404 | 2,307 |
| Sunniest month | April (88/100) | April (87/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 4/100 | 6/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 73/100 | 62/100 |
| Rain / year | 504 mm | 523 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 6 (high) |
Taiyuan vs Shijiazhuang month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiyuan | Shijiazhuang | Taiyuan | Shijiazhuang | Taiyuan | Shijiazhuang | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 2° | 2° | 3 | 3 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 6° | 6° | 7 | 7 |
| March | 46 | 53 | 14° | 15° | 9 | 10 |
| April | 88 | 87 | 21° | 23° | 27 | 28 |
| May | 86 | 85 | 28° | 30° | 38 | 38 |
| June | 82 | 64 | 32° | 34° | 60 | 67 |
| July | 63 | 53 | 33° | 34° | 125 | 141 |
| August | 73 | 70 | 30° | 32° | 108 | 120 |
| September | 79 | 81 | 25° | 27° | 77 | 64 |
| October | 80 | 87 | 19° | 20° | 32 | 27 |
| November | 15 | 22 | 10° | 11° | 14 | 15 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 3° | 3° | 4 | 3 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Shijiazhuang · Apr even · May even · Jun Taiyuan · Jul Taiyuan · Aug Taiyuan · Sep even · Oct Shijiazhuang · Nov Shijiazhuang · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Taiyuan averages 4/100, Shijiazhuang 6/100. Daytime highs are similar (5°C vs 6°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Taiyuan averages 73/100, Shijiazhuang 75/100. Shijiazhuang is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 21°C.
- June–August: Taiyuan (average score 73/100 vs 62). Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 33°C).
- September–October: Shijiazhuang (average score 84/100 vs 80). Shijiazhuang is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Taiyuan weather by month · Shijiazhuang weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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