Yichang (Xiaoting) vs Enshi (Enshi): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 193 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Yichang (Xiaoting) is the sunnier overall: about 1,193 hours of sunshine a year to Enshi (Enshi)'s 937. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 3 months, with 6 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Yichang (Xiaoting) | Enshi (Enshi) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,193 | 937 |
| Sunniest month | October (69/100) | October (62/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 56/100 | 56/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,201 mm | 1,356 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Yichang (Xiaoting) vs Enshi (Enshi) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yichang (Xiaoting) | Enshi (Enshi) | Yichang (Xiaoting) | Enshi (Enshi) | Yichang (Xiaoting) | Enshi (Enshi) | |
| January | 7 | 13 | 9° | 10° | 29 | 27 |
| February | 26 | 32 | 12° | 13° | 43 | 37 |
| March | 61 | 59 | 18° | 18° | 65 | 69 |
| April | 64 | 61 | 24° | 23° | 116 | 122 |
| May | 58 | 56 | 28° | 26° | 148 | 185 |
| June | 58 | 56 | 31° | 29° | 180 | 206 |
| July | 52 | 56 | 33° | 31° | 196 | 219 |
| August | 58 | 57 | 32° | 31° | 155 | 143 |
| September | 66 | 57 | 28° | 28° | 106 | 146 |
| October | 69 | 62 | 23° | 22° | 87 | 117 |
| November | 56 | 54 | 17° | 17° | 56 | 65 |
| December | 20 | 20 | 11° | 11° | 20 | 20 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Enshi (Enshi) · Feb Enshi (Enshi) · Mar even · Apr Yichang (Xiaoting) · May even · Jun even · Jul Enshi (Enshi) · Aug even · Sep Yichang (Xiaoting) · Oct Yichang (Xiaoting) · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Enshi (Enshi) (average score 30/100 vs 27). Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 13°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Yichang (Xiaoting) averages 61/100, Enshi (Enshi) 59/100. Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 22°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Yichang (Xiaoting) averages 56/100, Enshi (Enshi) 56/100. Yichang (Xiaoting) is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
- September–October: Yichang (Xiaoting) (average score 68/100 vs 60). Daytime highs are similar (26°C vs 25°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Yichang (Xiaoting) weather by month · Enshi (Enshi) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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