Dandong (Zhenxing) weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Dandong (Zhenxing) is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with September and June close behind. Dandong (Zhenxing) averages about 2,099 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 85 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,099
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 1,013 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈34 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 870k
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Dandong (Zhenxing)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dandong (Zhenxing) is May, then September 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 Dandong (Zhenxing)?
Dandong (Zhenxing) gets a moderate 2,099 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate May (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #128 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 62% of the year's 1,013 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -13° / 9°F | 6 mm | 1 | -2° / 28°F |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -10° / 14°F | 18 mm | 2 | -1° / 30°F |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -3° / 27°F | 20 mm | 3 | 3° / 37°F |
| April | 47 | 15° / 59°F | 3° / 37°F | 55 mm | 4 | 11° / 52°F |
| May | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 85 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| June | 70 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 116 mm | 5 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 261 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 252 mm | 5 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 75 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 87 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 61 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 54 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 46 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| December | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -10° / 14°F | 13 mm | 1 | 2° / 36°F |
Sea temperature in Dandong (Zhenxing) by month
The sea off Dandong (Zhenxing) is warmest in August at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in January at -2°C / 28°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 4 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
- Shenyang China · 192 km · best in Sep · 2,299 h sun/yr
- Dalian (Ganjingzi) China · 264 km · best in Sep · 2,159 h sun/yr
- Seoul South Korea · 341 km · best in Jun · 2,037 h sun/yr
- Weihai China · 363 km · best in Oct · 1,939 h sun/yr
- Yantai China · 389 km · best in Sep · 2,005 h sun/yr
- Tongliao China · 429 km · best in Sep · 2,745 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Pyongyang North Korea · 148 km · 2,173 h sun/yr · best in May
- Changhai China · 162 km · 2,223 h sun/yr · best in May
- Anshan China · 170 km · 2,389 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Yingkou (Laobian) China · 173 km · 2,297 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tonghua China · 256 km · 2,426 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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