Yantai vs Weihai: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 122 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Yantai and Weihai are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,005 vs 1,939 hours a year. Yantai has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Weihai in 1 (7 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Yantai | Weihai | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,005 | 1,939 |
| Sunniest month | September (80/100) | October (79/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 5/100 | 7/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 68/100 | 67/100 |
| Rain / year | 706 mm | 699 mm |
| Warmest sea | 29°C / 84°F | 31°C / 88°F |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 6 (high) |
Yantai vs Weihai month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yantai | Weihai | Yantai | Weihai | Yantai | Weihai | Yantai | Weihai | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 2° | 2° | 10 | 10 | 2° | 2° |
| February | 0 | 0 | 4° | 4° | 16 | 16 | 1° | 2° |
| March | 15 | 0 | 10° | 8° | 16 | 18 | 3° | 4° |
| April | 63 | 34 | 17° | 13° | 38 | 43 | 9° | 12° |
| May | 79 | 73 | 24° | 19° | 64 | 57 | 15° | 17° |
| June | 77 | 77 | 28° | 23° | 74 | 68 | 20° | 23° |
| July | 63 | 62 | 30° | 26° | 168 | 170 | 24° | 26° |
| August | 63 | 62 | 29° | 27° | 184 | 163 | 29° | 31° |
| September | 80 | 76 | 25° | 24° | 59 | 76 | 26° | 28° |
| October | 79 | 79 | 19° | 19° | 25 | 22 | 20° | 22° |
| November | 21 | 28 | 11° | 12° | 37 | 38 | 15° | 16° |
| December | 0 | 0 | 4° | 5° | 15 | 18 | 7° | 8° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Yantai · Apr Yantai · May Yantai · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep Yantai · Oct even · Nov Weihai · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Yantai averages 5/100, Weihai 7/100. Daytime highs are similar (5°C vs 6°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Yantai (average score 52/100 vs 36). Yantai is the warmer, around 17°C daytime highs vs 13°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Yantai averages 68/100, Weihai 67/100. Yantai is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Yantai averages 80/100, Weihai 78/100. Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 22°C).
Sea temperature
Weihai's sea gets warmer: 31°C / 88°F at its peak vs 29°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Yantai about 3 months a year, Weihai about 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Yantai weather by month · Weihai weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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