Xinzhou weather by month & the best time to visit
China · city break · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Xinzhou is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with May and June close behind. Xinzhou averages about 2,631 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 25 mm of rain in April.
When is the best time to visit Xinzhou?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Xinzhou is April, then May and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 3 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Xinzhou?
Xinzhou gets a lot of sun: around 2,631 hours a year. 90 Sunshine Score points separate April (90) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #80 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 515 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -12° / 10°F | 3 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -8° / 18°F | 7 mm | 2 |
| March | 31 | 12° / 54°F | -2° / 28°F | 10 mm | 4 |
| April | 90 | 21° / 70°F | 4° / 39°F | 25 mm | 5 |
| May | 87 | 27° / 81°F | 11° / 52°F | 41 mm | 6 |
| June | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 70 mm | 6 |
| July | 71 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 130 mm | 6 |
| August | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 112 mm | 6 |
| September | 81 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 71 mm | 5 |
| October | 74 | 18° / 64°F | 4° / 39°F | 29 mm | 4 |
| November | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -3° / 27°F | 14 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -10° / 14°F | 3 mm | 1 |
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Xinzhou: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Xinzhou?
Xinzhou is a city break in China at 776 m elevation with a hot-summer continental climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Xinzhou get a year?
Xinzhou gets about 2,631 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around April.
When is the best time to visit Xinzhou?
The sunniest time to visit Xinzhou is April, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 90/100 (with May and June close behind). Expect daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F.
What is the least sunny month in Xinzhou?
January is the least sunny month in Xinzhou, scoring 0/100 with about 3 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Xinzhou?
The typical midday UV index in Xinzhou peaks around 6 (high) in May, easing to about 1 (low) in December. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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