Sunshine Atlas

Arxan weather by month & the best time to visit

China · small town · continental climate

Arxan, China
Arxan — photo by liuzr99, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Arxan is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with August and July close behind. Arxan averages about 3,047 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 80 mm of rain in June.

When is the best time to visit Arxan?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Arxan is June, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 7 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Arxan?

Arxan is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,047 hours of sunshine a year. 82 Sunshine Score points separate June (82) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #30 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 486 mm falls in the three months around July.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 0March: 0April: 0May: 67June: 8282July: 75August: 80September: 66October: 0November: 0December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January0 -18° / 0°F-26° / -15°F 7 mm1
February0 -13° / 9°F-24° / -11°F 7 mm2
March0 -4° / 25°F-15° / 5°F 12 mm4
April0 7° / 45°F-5° / 23°F 22 mm5
May67 17° / 63°F3° / 37°F 45 mm6
June82 23° / 73°F10° / 50°F 80 mm6
July75 25° / 77°F14° / 57°F 123 mm7
August80 23° / 73°F11° / 52°F 94 mm6
September66 17° / 63°F4° / 39°F 47 mm5
October0 6° / 43°F-5° / 23°F 24 mm2
November0 -6° / 21°F-15° / 5°F 14 mm1
December0 -16° / 3°F-23° / -9°F 11 mm1

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Arxan: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Arxan?

Arxan is a small town in China at 892 m elevation with a continental climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Arxan get a year?

Arxan gets about 3,047 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around June.

When is the best time to visit Arxan?

The sunniest time to visit Arxan is June, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 82/100 (with August and July close behind). Expect daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F.

What is the least sunny month in Arxan?

January is the least sunny month in Arxan, scoring 0/100 with about 7 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Arxan?

The typical midday UV index in Arxan peaks around 7 (high) in July, easing to about 1 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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