Altay weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Altay is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with September and June close behind. Altay averages about 3,054 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 17 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,054
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 209 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈81 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 190k
- Elevation
- 759 m
When is the best time to visit Altay?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Altay is May, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 17 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Altay?
Altay is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,054 hours of sunshine a year. 94 Sunshine Score points separate May (94) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #29 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. The year's 209 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -16° / 3°F | 17 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -14° / 7°F | 12 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -5° / 23°F | 12 mm | 3 |
| April | 55 | 15° / 59°F | 2° / 36°F | 15 mm | 5 |
| May | 94 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 17 mm | 6 |
| June | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 23 mm | 7 |
| July | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 22 mm | 7 |
| August | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 20 mm | 6 |
| September | 94 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 16 mm | 4 |
| October | 31 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 16 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -7° / 19°F | 22 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -14° / 7°F | 17 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Karamay China · 349 km · best in Apr · 2,772 h sun/yr
- Tacheng China · 378 km · best in Aug · 3,000 h sun/yr
- Qitai China · 414 km · best in Apr · 2,927 h sun/yr
- Shihezi China · 425 km · best in Apr · 2,735 h sun/yr
- Ürümqi China · 429 km · best in Sep · 2,825 h sun/yr
- Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen) Kazakhstan · 481 km · best in Aug · 2,437 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Burqin China · 97 km · 3,021 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Fuyun China · 150 km · 2,940 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Ölgii Mongolia · 194 km · 2,956 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Zaysan Kazakhstan · 241 km · 2,899 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Khovd Mongolia · 265 km · 3,096 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Altay compares month by month: Altay vs Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen) · Altay vs Karamay · Altay vs Qitai · Altay vs Tacheng · all comparisons
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