Is Yinchuan sunnier than Yulin?

Yinchuan is the sunnier: about 3,046 hours of sunshine a year versus 2,926 — a difference of 120 hours.

Which is warmer, Yinchuan or Yulin?

Yinchuan is warmer across the year: average daytime highs of 18°C (64°F) versus 15°C.

Which is better in winter (November–February), Yinchuan or Yulin?

They are close in the November–February window: Yinchuan averages 0/100 (about 4°C days), Yulin 0/100 (about 1°C).

Yinchuan vs Yulin: which is sunnier?

🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 279 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)

Yinchuan is the sunnier overall: about 3,046 hours of sunshine a year to Yulin's 2,926. Yinchuan has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months; the other 5 are within 2 points.

Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.

At a glance

	Yinchuan	Yulin
Sunshine hours / year	3,046	2,926
Sunniest month	April (95/100)	May (90/100)
Nov–Feb average score	0/100	0/100
Jun–Aug average score	87/100	80/100
Rain / year	216 mm	453 mm
Peak midday UV	9 (very high)	8 (very high)

Yinchuan vs Yulin month by month

Month	Sunshine Score		Day high °C		Rain mm
Month	Yinchuan	Yulin	Yinchuan	Yulin	Yinchuan	Yulin
January	0	0	0°	-3°	2	3
February	0	0	5°	2°	2	5
March	32	8	12°	9°	4	8
April	95	77	20°	18°	10	21
May	93	90	26°	24°	21	34
June	91	87	32°	29°	34	53
July	80	78	33°	31°	43	101
August	89	75	31°	28°	44	116
September	90	83	25°	22°	36	70
October	79	53	18°	15°	14	27
November	0	0	8°	6°	5	13
December	0	0	1°	-2°	1	2

The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Yinchuan · Apr Yinchuan · May Yinchuan · Jun Yinchuan · Jul even · Aug Yinchuan · Sep Yinchuan · Oct Yinchuan · Nov even · Dec even.

When to pick which

November–February: too close to call — Yinchuan averages 0/100, Yulin 0/100. Yinchuan is the warmer, around 4°C daytime highs vs 1°C. See the winter sun ranking.
March–May: Yinchuan (average score 73/100 vs 58). Yinchuan is the warmer, around 19°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
June–August: Yinchuan (average score 87/100 vs 80). Yinchuan is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
September–October: Yinchuan (average score 85/100 vs 68). Yinchuan is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 19°C.

Full month-by-month guides: Yinchuan weather by month · Yulin weather by month · Best time to visit China.

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