Xianyang (Weicheng) vs Hanzhong (Chenggu): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 204 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Xianyang (Weicheng) is the sunnier overall: about 1,835 hours of sunshine a year to Hanzhong (Chenggu)'s 1,416. Xianyang (Weicheng) has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months, Hanzhong (Chenggu) in 4 (2 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Xianyang (Weicheng) | Hanzhong (Chenggu) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,835 | 1,416 |
| Sunniest month | April (82/100) | April (75/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 14/100 | 22/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 63/100 | 58/100 |
| Rain / year | 694 mm | 1,035 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 6 (high) |
Xianyang (Weicheng) vs Hanzhong (Chenggu) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xianyang (Weicheng) | Hanzhong (Chenggu) | Xianyang (Weicheng) | Hanzhong (Chenggu) | Xianyang (Weicheng) | Hanzhong (Chenggu) | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 6° | 8° | 9 | 6 |
| February | 14 | 28 | 10° | 12° | 13 | 13 |
| March | 64 | 67 | 17° | 18° | 23 | 31 |
| April | 82 | 75 | 24° | 24° | 40 | 63 |
| May | 77 | 66 | 29° | 28° | 69 | 113 |
| June | 67 | 62 | 33° | 32° | 84 | 135 |
| July | 53 | 53 | 34° | 33° | 124 | 200 |
| August | 68 | 59 | 32° | 32° | 114 | 157 |
| September | 66 | 59 | 27° | 27° | 125 | 188 |
| October | 78 | 71 | 21° | 22° | 60 | 87 |
| November | 42 | 53 | 14° | 16° | 27 | 35 |
| December | 0 | 7 | 7° | 9° | 6 | 7 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Hanzhong (Chenggu) · Mar Hanzhong (Chenggu) · Apr Xianyang (Weicheng) · May Xianyang (Weicheng) · Jun Xianyang (Weicheng) · Jul even · Aug Xianyang (Weicheng) · Sep Xianyang (Weicheng) · Oct Xianyang (Weicheng) · Nov Hanzhong (Chenggu) · Dec Hanzhong (Chenggu).
When to pick which
- November–February: Hanzhong (Chenggu) (average score 22/100 vs 14). Hanzhong (Chenggu) is the warmer, around 11°C daytime highs vs 9°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Xianyang (Weicheng) (average score 74/100 vs 69). Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 23°C).
- June–August: Xianyang (Weicheng) (average score 63/100 vs 58). Daytime highs are similar (33°C vs 32°C).
- September–October: Xianyang (Weicheng) (average score 72/100 vs 65). Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 25°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Xianyang (Weicheng) weather by month · Hanzhong (Chenggu) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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