Chaoyang weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Chaoyang is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with May and April close behind. Chaoyang averages about 2,595 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 38 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,595
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 479 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈28 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 956k
- Elevation
- 172 m

When is the best time to visit Chaoyang?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Chaoyang is September, then May and April. 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 Chaoyang?
Chaoyang gets a lot of sun: around 2,595 hours a year. 87 Sunshine Score points separate September (87) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #83 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 66% of the year's 479 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -15° / 5°F | 2 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -11° / 12°F | 4 mm | 2 |
| March | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -5° / 23°F | 9 mm | 3 |
| April | 82 | 19° / 66°F | 3° / 37°F | 25 mm | 4 |
| May | 86 | 27° / 81°F | 11° / 52°F | 46 mm | 5 |
| June | 78 | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 90 mm | 5 |
| July | 73 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 116 mm | 5 |
| August | 74 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 109 mm | 6 |
| September | 87 | 26° / 79°F | 12° / 54°F | 38 mm | 5 |
| October | 67 | 17° / 63°F | 3° / 37°F | 26 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 12 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -13° / 9°F | 2 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Chifeng China · 149 km · best in May · 2,963 h sun/yr
- Shenyang China · 254 km · best in Sep · 2,299 h sun/yr
- Tongliao China · 267 km · best in Sep · 2,745 h sun/yr
- Tangshan (Fengrun) China · 288 km · best in Apr · 2,232 h sun/yr
- Dalian (Ganjingzi) China · 301 km · best in Sep · 2,159 h sun/yr
- Tianjin China · 375 km · best in Apr · 2,211 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Jinzhou (Linghai) China · 97 km · 2,318 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Yingkou (Laobian) China · 196 km · 2,297 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Chengde China · 202 km · 2,672 h sun/yr · best in May
- Anshan China · 208 km · 2,389 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Qinhuangdao (Changli) China · 238 km · 2,237 h sun/yr · best in May
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