Ürümqi vs Shihezi: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 132 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Ürümqi is the sunnier overall: about 2,825 hours of sunshine a year to Shihezi's 2,735. Shihezi has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Ürümqi in 1 (6 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Ürümqi | Shihezi | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,825 | 2,735 |
| Sunniest month | September (92/100) | April (91/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 80/100 | 82/100 |
| Rain / year | 286 mm | 298 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Ürümqi vs Shihezi month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ürümqi | Shihezi | Ürümqi | Shihezi | Ürümqi | Shihezi | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -2° | 2° | 10 | 5 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 2° | 6° | 13 | 6 |
| March | 31 | 39 | 12° | 13° | 14 | 8 |
| April | 89 | 91 | 20° | 20° | 35 | 23 |
| May | 89 | 89 | 26° | 26° | 37 | 33 |
| June | 89 | 84 | 32° | 31° | 34 | 59 |
| July | 71 | 75 | 34° | 33° | 36 | 63 |
| August | 81 | 86 | 33° | 32° | 31 | 47 |
| September | 92 | 91 | 26° | 26° | 20 | 24 |
| October | 69 | 77 | 17° | 18° | 20 | 12 |
| November | 0 | 16 | 8° | 10° | 21 | 11 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0° | 4° | 15 | 7 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Shihezi · Apr even · May even · Jun Ürümqi · Jul Shihezi · Aug Shihezi · 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 2°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Shihezi (average score 73/100 vs 70). Daytime highs are similar (19°C vs 20°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Ürümqi averages 80/100, Shihezi 82/100. Daytime highs are similar (33°C vs 32°C).
- September–October: Shihezi (average score 84/100 vs 81). Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 22°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Ürümqi weather by month · Shihezi weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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