Beihai weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · coastal city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Beihai is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with December and January close behind. Beihai averages about 1,590 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 32 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,590
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 82/100
- Rain / year
- 1,771 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 729k
- Elevation
- 25 m
When is the best time to visit Beihai?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Beihai is February, then December and January. The dullest month is May (60/100, 156 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Beihai?
Beihai isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,590 hours of sunshine a year. February (82/100) is noticeably better than May (60). It ranks #164 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 54% of the annual 1,771 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 46 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| February | 82 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 32 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| March | 77 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 57 mm | 6 | 21° / 70°F |
| April | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 86 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 60 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 156 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 60 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 265 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 60 | 31° / 88°F | 28° / 82°F | 332 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| August | 60 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 363 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| September | 60 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 231 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 108 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 77 | 25° / 77°F | 18° / 64°F | 60 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| December | 81 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 35 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Beihai by month
The sea off Beihai is warmest in July at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 19°C / 66°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 9 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Zhanjiang China · 134 km · best in Feb · 1,622 h sun/yr
- Nanning (Jiangnan) China · 164 km · best in Feb · 1,271 h sun/yr
- Haikou (Meilan) China · 216 km · best in Feb · 1,736 h sun/yr
- Haiphong (Hai An) Vietnam · 278 km · best in Feb · 1,414 h sun/yr
- Qionghai (Basuo) China · 293 km · best in Feb · 1,734 h sun/yr
- Liuzhou (Liujiang) China · 297 km · best in Feb · 1,078 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Van Don Vietnam · 200 km · 1,190 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Wuzhou China · 278 km · 1,286 h sun/yr · best in Dec
Head-to-head
How Beihai compares month by month: Beihai vs Nanning (Jiangnan) · Beihai vs Haikou (Meilan) · Beihai vs Zhanjiang · Beihai vs Liuzhou (Liujiang) · all comparisons
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