Changde (Dingcheng) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Changde (Dingcheng) is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with September and August close behind. Changde (Dingcheng) averages about 909 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 88 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 909
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 67/100
- Rain / year
- 1,389 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈18 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 1.5M
- Elevation
- 39 m
When is the best time to visit Changde (Dingcheng)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Changde (Dingcheng) is October, then September and August. The dullest month is January (6/100, 51 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Changde (Dingcheng)?
Changde (Dingcheng) isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 909 hours of sunshine a year. 61 Sunshine Score points separate October (67) from January (6), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #236 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 June, carries about 41% of the annual 1,389 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 9° / 48°F | -1° / 30°F | 51 mm | 2 |
| February | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 2° / 36°F | 71 mm | 3 |
| March | 53 | 18° / 64°F | 7° / 45°F | 109 mm | 4 |
| April | 56 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 150 mm | 5 |
| May | 56 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 193 mm | 5 |
| June | 56 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 205 mm | 6 |
| July | 50 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 168 mm | 7 |
| August | 59 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 133 mm | 7 |
| September | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 97 mm | 5 |
| October | 67 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 88 mm | 4 |
| November | 51 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 86 mm | 3 |
| December | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 1° / 34°F | 38 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Zhangjiajie (Yongding) China · 118 km · best in Oct · 838 h sun/yr
- Yueyang (Yueyanglou) China · 165 km · best in Oct · 1,145 h sun/yr
- Jingzhou (Shashi) China · 172 km · best in Oct · 1,248 h sun/yr
- Changsha (Changsha) China · 174 km · best in Oct · 1,103 h sun/yr
- Yichang (Xiaoting) China · 182 km · best in Oct · 1,193 h sun/yr
- Xiangxi China · 212 km · best in Sep · 755 h sun/yr
Head-to-head
How Changde (Dingcheng) compares month by month: Changde (Dingcheng) vs Yichang (Xiaoting) · Changde (Dingcheng) vs Jingzhou (Shashi) · Changde (Dingcheng) vs Yueyang (Yueyanglou) · Changde (Dingcheng) vs Zhangjiajie (Yongding) · all comparisons
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