Badanjilin weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Badanjilin is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with June and September close behind. Badanjilin averages about 3,278 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 17 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

3,278

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

95/100

Rain / year

156 mm

Snow / year

≈18 cm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

229k

Elevation

1,417 m

When is the best time to visit Badanjilin?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Badanjilin is May, then June and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Badanjilin?

Badanjilin is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,278 hours of sunshine a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate May (95) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #13 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 59% of the annual 156 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Jiayuguan China · 284 km · best in May · 2,993 h sun/yr
• Xining China · 303 km · best in May · 2,548 h sun/yr
• Lanzhou (Yongdeng) China · 352 km · best in May · 2,679 h sun/yr
• Zhongwei (Shapotou) China · 364 km · best in Apr · 2,978 h sun/yr
• Yinchuan China · 432 km · best in Apr · 3,046 h sun/yr
• Wuhai China · 455 km · best in May · 3,229 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Zhangye (Ganzhou) China · 89 km · 2,889 h sun/yr · best in May
• Jinchang China · 103 km · 3,117 h sun/yr · best in May
• Haibei (Qilian) China · 156 km · 2,890 h sun/yr · best in Jul