Yichang (Xiaoting) vs Jingzhou (Shashi): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 97 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Yichang (Xiaoting) and Jingzhou (Shashi) are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 1,193 vs 1,248 hours a year. Jingzhou (Shashi) has the higher Sunshine Score in 2 of 12 months, Yichang (Xiaoting) in 1 (9 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) | Jingzhou (Shashi) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,193 | 1,248 |
| Sunniest month | October (69/100) | October (72/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 27/100 | 25/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 56/100 | 55/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,201 mm | 1,128 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 7 (high) |
Yichang (Xiaoting) vs Jingzhou (Shashi) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yichang (Xiaoting) | Jingzhou (Shashi) | Yichang (Xiaoting) | Jingzhou (Shashi) | Yichang (Xiaoting) | Jingzhou (Shashi) | |
| January | 7 | 7 | 9° | 9° | 29 | 37 |
| February | 26 | 25 | 12° | 12° | 43 | 53 |
| March | 61 | 60 | 18° | 18° | 65 | 71 |
| April | 64 | 64 | 24° | 24° | 116 | 120 |
| May | 58 | 60 | 28° | 28° | 148 | 140 |
| June | 58 | 58 | 31° | 31° | 180 | 170 |
| July | 52 | 52 | 33° | 33° | 196 | 175 |
| August | 58 | 56 | 32° | 33° | 155 | 127 |
| September | 66 | 71 | 28° | 30° | 106 | 77 |
| October | 69 | 72 | 23° | 24° | 87 | 75 |
| November | 56 | 56 | 17° | 17° | 56 | 58 |
| December | 20 | 13 | 11° | 10° | 20 | 25 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep Jingzhou (Shashi) · Oct Jingzhou (Shashi) · Nov even · Dec Yichang (Xiaoting).
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Yichang (Xiaoting) averages 27/100, Jingzhou (Shashi) 25/100. Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 12°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Yichang (Xiaoting) averages 61/100, Jingzhou (Shashi) 61/100. Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 23°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Yichang (Xiaoting) averages 56/100, Jingzhou (Shashi) 55/100. Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 32°C).
- September–October: Jingzhou (Shashi) (average score 72/100 vs 68). Daytime highs are similar (26°C vs 27°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Yichang (Xiaoting) weather by month · Jingzhou (Shashi) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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