Xining vs Jiayuguan: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 492 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Jiayuguan is the sunnier overall: about 2,993 hours of sunshine a year to Xining's 2,548. Jiayuguan has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months, Xining in 2 (3 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Xining | Jiayuguan | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,548 | 2,993 |
| Sunniest month | May (83/100) | May (95/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 2/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 76/100 | 93/100 |
| Rain / year | 504 mm | 109 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 8 (very high) |
Xining vs Jiayuguan month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xining | Jiayuguan | Xining | Jiayuguan | Xining | Jiayuguan | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 3° | -2° | 3 | 2 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 7° | 2° | 3 | 1 |
| March | 31 | 16 | 12° | 10° | 9 | 4 |
| April | 75 | 80 | 18° | 18° | 23 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 95 | 22° | 24° | 61 | 11 |
| June | 79 | 92 | 25° | 30° | 80 | 24 |
| July | 76 | 92 | 27° | 32° | 99 | 24 |
| August | 74 | 94 | 26° | 30° | 108 | 17 |
| September | 79 | 94 | 21° | 24° | 83 | 13 |
| October | 52 | 64 | 15° | 16° | 27 | 3 |
| November | 8 | 0 | 9° | 7° | 6 | 2 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 4° | -1° | 2 | 3 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Xining · Apr Jiayuguan · May Jiayuguan · Jun Jiayuguan · Jul Jiayuguan · Aug Jiayuguan · Sep Jiayuguan · Oct Jiayuguan · Nov Xining · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Xining averages 2/100, Jiayuguan 0/100. Xining is the warmer, around 6°C daytime highs vs 2°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Xining averages 63/100, Jiayuguan 64/100. Daytime highs are similar (17°C vs 17°C).
- June–August: Jiayuguan (average score 93/100 vs 76). Jiayuguan is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 26°C.
- September–October: Jiayuguan (average score 79/100 vs 66). Jiayuguan is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 18°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Xining weather by month · Jiayuguan weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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