Datong weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇳 China · alpine / mountain city · hot-summer continental climate

The best time to visit Datong is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with June and September close behind. Datong averages about 2,912 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 38 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

2,912

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

89/100

Rain / year

436 mm

Snow / year

≈42 cm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

1.9M

Elevation

1,052 m

When is the best time to visit Datong?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Datong is May, then June and September. 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 Datong?

Datong gets a lot of sun: around 2,912 hours a year. 89 Sunshine Score points separate May (89) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #50 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 59% of the annual 436 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Zhangjiakou China · 144 km · best in May · 2,829 h sun/yr
• Hohhot China · 165 km · best in May · 3,039 h sun/yr
• Xinzhou China · 169 km · best in Apr · 2,631 h sun/yr
• Shijiazhuang China · 224 km · best in Apr · 2,307 h sun/yr
• Beijing China · 258 km · best in Apr · 2,215 h sun/yr
• Taiyuan China · 268 km · best in Apr · 2,404 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Shuozhou China · 111 km · 2,714 h sun/yr · best in May
• Ulanqab China · 123 km · 2,946 h sun/yr · best in May

Head-to-head

How Datong compares month by month: Datong vs Hohhot · Datong vs Zhangjiakou · Datong vs Xinzhou · Datong vs Xilinhot · all comparisons