Xiamen vs Jieyang (Rongcheng): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 198 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Xiamen is the sunnier overall: about 1,780 hours of sunshine a year to Jieyang (Rongcheng)'s 1,701. Jieyang (Rongcheng) has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Xiamen in 2 (6 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Xiamen | Jieyang (Rongcheng) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,780 | 1,701 |
| Sunniest month | October (81/100) | February (81/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 72/100 | 80/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 62/100 | 61/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,402 mm | 1,634 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Xiamen vs Jieyang (Rongcheng) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiamen | Jieyang (Rongcheng) | Xiamen | Jieyang (Rongcheng) | Xiamen | Jieyang (Rongcheng) | |
| January | 65 | 79 | 18° | 20° | 57 | 49 |
| February | 72 | 81 | 19° | 22° | 59 | 43 |
| March | 68 | 71 | 21° | 25° | 115 | 96 |
| April | 65 | 61 | 24° | 28° | 130 | 155 |
| May | 61 | 61 | 27° | 30° | 205 | 231 |
| June | 61 | 61 | 29° | 31° | 222 | 308 |
| July | 63 | 61 | 31° | 32° | 141 | 216 |
| August | 61 | 61 | 31° | 31° | 188 | 253 |
| September | 64 | 61 | 30° | 31° | 134 | 151 |
| October | 81 | 81 | 27° | 29° | 42 | 39 |
| November | 78 | 78 | 24° | 26° | 60 | 55 |
| December | 73 | 81 | 19° | 22° | 49 | 38 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Jieyang (Rongcheng) · Feb Jieyang (Rongcheng) · Mar Jieyang (Rongcheng) · Apr Xiamen · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep Xiamen · Oct even · Nov even · Dec Jieyang (Rongcheng).
When to pick which
- November–February: Jieyang (Rongcheng) (average score 80/100 vs 72). Jieyang (Rongcheng) is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 20°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Xiamen averages 65/100, Jieyang (Rongcheng) 64/100. Jieyang (Rongcheng) is the warmer, around 28°C daytime highs vs 24°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Xiamen averages 62/100, Jieyang (Rongcheng) 61/100. Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 31°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Xiamen averages 73/100, Jieyang (Rongcheng) 71/100. Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 30°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Xiamen weather by month · Jieyang (Rongcheng) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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