Sunshine Atlas

Hengyang weather by month & the best time to visit

China · city break · humid subtropical climate

Hengyang, China
Hengyang — photo by PanShiBo, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Hengyang is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 72/100), with September close behind. Hengyang averages about 1,035 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 69 mm of rain in October.

When is the best time to visit Hengyang?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Hengyang is October, then September. The dullest month is January (18/100, 73 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Hengyang?

Hengyang isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,035 hours of sunshine a year. 54 Sunshine Score points separate October (72) from January (18), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #223 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,110 hours. The year's 1,531 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 18February: 34March: 52April: 57May: 57June: 57July: 54August: 57September: 69October: 7272November: 60December: 30JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January18 11° / 52°F1° / 34°F 73 mm2
February34 14° / 57°F4° / 39°F 87 mm3
March52 19° / 66°F9° / 48°F 157 mm4
April57 24° / 75°F14° / 57°F 176 mm5
May57 28° / 82°F19° / 66°F 210 mm6
June57 30° / 86°F23° / 73°F 225 mm6
July54 33° / 91°F25° / 77°F 134 mm9
August57 32° / 90°F24° / 75°F 148 mm8
September69 30° / 86°F20° / 68°F 83 mm6
October72 26° / 79°F15° / 59°F 69 mm5
November60 19° / 66°F9° / 48°F 103 mm4
December30 13° / 55°F2° / 36°F 66 mm3

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Hengyang: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Hengyang?

Hengyang is a city break in China with a humid subtropical climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Hengyang get a year?

Hengyang gets about 1,035 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around October.

When is the best time to visit Hengyang?

The sunniest time to visit Hengyang is October, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 72/100 (with September close behind). Expect daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F.

What is the least sunny month in Hengyang?

January is the least sunny month in Hengyang, scoring 18/100 with about 73 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Hengyang?

The typical midday UV index in Hengyang peaks around 9 (very high) in July, easing to about 2 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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