Sunshine Atlas

Zhalantun weather by month & the best time to visit

China · regional city · hot-summer continental climate

Zhalantun, China
Zhalantun — photo by jason_she, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Zhalantun is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with September close behind. Zhalantun averages about 2,756 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 47 mm of rain in May.

When is the best time to visit Zhalantun?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Zhalantun is May, then September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 4 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Zhalantun?

Zhalantun gets a lot of sun: around 2,756 hours a year. 87 Sunshine Score points separate May (87) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #65 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 67% of the year's 533 mm falls in the three months around July.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 0March: 0April: 30May: 8787June: 76July: 69August: 75September: 85October: 15November: 0December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January0 -13° / 9°F-23° / -9°F 4 mm1
February0 -8° / 18°F-20° / -4°F 5 mm1
March0 2° / 36°F-11° / 12°F 9 mm3
April30 12° / 54°F-2° / 28°F 23 mm4
May87 21° / 70°F6° / 43°F 47 mm5
June76 27° / 81°F13° / 55°F 104 mm5
July69 29° / 84°F16° / 61°F 143 mm6
August75 27° / 81°F14° / 57°F 108 mm5
September85 20° / 68°F7° / 45°F 56 mm4
October15 10° / 50°F-2° / 28°F 19 mm2
November0 -2° / 28°F-12° / 10°F 8 mm1
December0 -12° / 10°F-21° / -6°F 7 mm0

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Zhalantun: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Zhalantun?

Zhalantun is a regional city in China with a hot-summer continental climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Zhalantun get a year?

Zhalantun gets about 2,756 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around May.

When is the best time to visit Zhalantun?

The sunniest time to visit Zhalantun is May, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 87/100 (with September close behind). Expect daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F.

What is the least sunny month in Zhalantun?

January is the least sunny month in Zhalantun, scoring 0/100 with about 4 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Zhalantun?

The typical midday UV index in Zhalantun peaks around 6 (high) in July, easing to about 0 (low) in December. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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