Yichang (Xiaoting) vs Xiangyang (Xiangzhou): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 194 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) is the sunnier overall: about 1,451 hours of sunshine a year to Yichang (Xiaoting)'s 1,193. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 months, with 2 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) | Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,193 | 1,451 |
| Sunniest month | October (69/100) | October (75/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 27/100 | 20/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 56/100 | 54/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,201 mm | 913 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 6 (high) |
Yichang (Xiaoting) vs Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yichang (Xiaoting) | Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) | Yichang (Xiaoting) | Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) | Yichang (Xiaoting) | Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) | |
| January | 7 | 0 | 9° | 8° | 29 | 24 |
| February | 26 | 20 | 12° | 11° | 43 | 30 |
| March | 61 | 66 | 18° | 18° | 65 | 44 |
| April | 64 | 73 | 24° | 24° | 116 | 78 |
| May | 58 | 68 | 28° | 29° | 148 | 100 |
| June | 58 | 57 | 31° | 33° | 180 | 127 |
| July | 52 | 47 | 33° | 34° | 196 | 180 |
| August | 58 | 57 | 32° | 33° | 155 | 126 |
| September | 66 | 72 | 28° | 29° | 106 | 81 |
| October | 69 | 75 | 23° | 23° | 87 | 64 |
| November | 56 | 53 | 17° | 16° | 56 | 41 |
| December | 20 | 7 | 11° | 9° | 20 | 18 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Yichang (Xiaoting) · Feb Yichang (Xiaoting) · Mar Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) · Apr Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) · May Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) · Jun even · Jul Yichang (Xiaoting) · Aug even · Sep Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) · Oct Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) · Nov Yichang (Xiaoting) · Dec Yichang (Xiaoting).
When to pick which
- November–February: Yichang (Xiaoting) (average score 27/100 vs 20). Daytime highs are similar (12°C vs 11°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) (average score 69/100 vs 61). Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 24°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Yichang (Xiaoting) averages 56/100, Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) 54/100. Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 33°C).
- September–October: Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) (average score 74/100 vs 68). Daytime highs are similar (26°C vs 26°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Yichang (Xiaoting) weather by month · Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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