Changchun weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Changchun is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with May and June close behind. Changchun averages about 2,423 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 56 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,423
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 634 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈62 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 4.7M
- Elevation
- 206 m
When is the best time to visit Changchun?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Changchun is September, then May and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 6 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Changchun?
Changchun gets a moderate 2,423 hours of sunshine a year. 83 Sunshine Score points separate September (83) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #97 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 62% of the year's 634 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -22° / -8°F | 6 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -18° / 0°F | 9 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -8° / 18°F | 15 mm | 3 |
| April | 44 | 14° / 57°F | 0° / 32°F | 27 mm | 4 |
| May | 81 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 68 mm | 5 |
| June | 73 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 108 mm | 5 |
| July | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 146 mm | 5 |
| August | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 140 mm | 5 |
| September | 83 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 56 mm | 4 |
| October | 37 | 13° / 55°F | 0° / 32°F | 29 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -9° / 16°F | 20 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -9° / 16°F | -19° / -2°F | 10 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Harbin China · 186 km · best in May · 2,492 h sun/yr
- Tongliao China · 284 km · best in Sep · 2,745 h sun/yr
- Daqing China · 309 km · best in May · 2,752 h sun/yr
- Mudanjiang China · 315 km · best in Sep · 2,440 h sun/yr
- Shenyang China · 318 km · best in Sep · 2,299 h sun/yr
- Yanji China · 328 km · best in Sep · 2,317 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Songyuan China · 137 km · 2,714 h sun/yr · best in May
- Tonghua China · 217 km · 2,426 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Baishan China · 265 km · 2,289 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Baicheng China · 269 km · 2,822 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Changchun compares month by month: Changchun vs Shenyang · Changchun vs Harbin · Changchun vs Daqing · Changchun vs Tongliao · all comparisons
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