Zhangjiajie (Yongding) vs Tongren (Daxing): which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇨🇳 China · 175 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Zhangjiajie (Yongding) and Tongren (Daxing) are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 838 vs 800 hours a year. Zhangjiajie (Yongding) has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Tongren (Daxing) in 2 (6 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Zhangjiajie (Yongding) | Tongren (Daxing) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 838 | 800 |
| Sunniest month | October (64/100) | September (66/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 21/100 | 12/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 55/100 | 57/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,476 mm | 1,353 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 8 (very high) |
Zhangjiajie (Yongding) vs Tongren (Daxing) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhangjiajie (Yongding) | Tongren (Daxing) | Zhangjiajie (Yongding) | Tongren (Daxing) | Zhangjiajie (Yongding) | Tongren (Daxing) | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 8° | 6° | 42 | 42 |
| February | 18 | 12 | 11° | 10° | 59 | 49 |
| March | 49 | 39 | 17° | 15° | 94 | 89 |
| April | 56 | 58 | 23° | 21° | 147 | 137 |
| May | 55 | 55 | 27° | 24° | 223 | 218 |
| June | 55 | 55 | 30° | 27° | 229 | 230 |
| July | 55 | 55 | 31° | 28° | 208 | 174 |
| August | 56 | 60 | 31° | 28° | 145 | 123 |
| September | 62 | 66 | 28° | 25° | 114 | 92 |
| October | 64 | 66 | 22° | 20° | 103 | 93 |
| November | 51 | 35 | 17° | 14° | 80 | 70 |
| December | 13 | 0 | 10° | 8° | 32 | 36 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Zhangjiajie (Yongding) · Mar Zhangjiajie (Yongding) · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug Tongren (Daxing) · Sep Tongren (Daxing) · Oct even · Nov Zhangjiajie (Yongding) · Dec Zhangjiajie (Yongding).
When to pick which
- November–February: Zhangjiajie (Yongding) (average score 21/100 vs 12). Zhangjiajie (Yongding) is the warmer, around 12°C daytime highs vs 10°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Zhangjiajie (Yongding) averages 53/100, Tongren (Daxing) 51/100. Zhangjiajie (Yongding) is the warmer, around 22°C daytime highs vs 20°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Zhangjiajie (Yongding) averages 55/100, Tongren (Daxing) 57/100. Zhangjiajie (Yongding) is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 28°C.
- September–October: Tongren (Daxing) (average score 66/100 vs 63). Zhangjiajie (Yongding) is the warmer, around 25°C daytime highs vs 23°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Zhangjiajie (Yongding) weather by month · Tongren (Daxing) weather by month · Best time to visit China.
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