Changzhou weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇳 China · major city break · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Changzhou is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with May and April close behind. Changzhou averages about 1,440 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 61 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

1,440

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

76/100

Rain / year

1,146 mm

Snow / year

≈15 cm

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

3.3M

Elevation

6 m

When is the best time to visit Changzhou?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Changzhou is October, then May and April. The dullest month is January (0/100, 52 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Changzhou?

Changzhou isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,440 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate October (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #181 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 47% of the annual 1,146 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Yangzhou China · 72 km · best in Oct · 1,560 h sun/yr
• Wuxi China · 78 km · best in Oct · 1,483 h sun/yr
• Nanjing China · 88 km · best in Oct · 1,450 h sun/yr
• Nantong (Tongzhou) China · 115 km · best in Oct · 1,567 h sun/yr
• Wuhu China · 139 km · best in Oct · 1,450 h sun/yr
• Jiaxing China · 160 km · best in Oct · 1,344 h sun/yr

Head-to-head

How Changzhou compares month by month: Changzhou vs Nanjing · Changzhou vs Nantong (Tongzhou) · Changzhou vs Wuxi · Changzhou vs Wuhu · all comparisons