Erenhot weather by month & the best time to visit
China · small town · cold desert climate
The best time to visit Erenhot is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with September and June close behind. Erenhot averages about 3,359 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 15 mm of rain in May.
When is the best time to visit Erenhot?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Erenhot is May, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Erenhot?
Erenhot is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,359 hours of sunshine a year. 96 Sunshine Score points separate May (96) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #9 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 62% of the year's 149 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -20° / -4°F | 1 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -17° / 1°F | 2 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -8° / 18°F | 3 mm | 4 |
| April | 57 | 15° / 59°F | -1° / 30°F | 7 mm | 7 |
| May | 96 | 23° / 73°F | 7° / 45°F | 15 mm | 8 |
| June | 94 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 27 mm | 8 |
| July | 92 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 36 mm | 9 |
| August | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 29 mm | 9 |
| September | 96 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 17 mm | 7 |
| October | 33 | 12° / 54°F | -2° / 28°F | 7 mm | 4 |
| November | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -10° / 14°F | 3 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -18° / 0°F | 2 mm | 1 |
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Erenhot: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Erenhot?
Erenhot is a small town in China at 1,006 m elevation with a cold desert climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Erenhot get a year?
Erenhot gets about 3,359 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around May.
When is the best time to visit Erenhot?
The sunniest time to visit Erenhot is May, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 96/100 (with September and June close behind). Expect daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F.
What is the least sunny month in Erenhot?
January is the least sunny month in Erenhot, scoring 0/100 with about 1 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Erenhot?
The typical midday UV index in Erenhot peaks around 9 (very 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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