Gannan (Xiahe) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · alpine / mountain city · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Gannan (Xiahe) is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with August and June close behind. Gannan (Xiahe) averages about 2,557 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 114 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,557
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 73/100
- Rain / year
- 606 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 535k
- Elevation
- 3,185 m
When is the best time to visit Gannan (Xiahe)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gannan (Xiahe) is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 5 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gannan (Xiahe)?
Gannan (Xiahe) gets a lot of sun: around 2,557 hours a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate July (73) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #86 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 July, carries about 53% of the annual 606 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -15° / 5°F | 5 mm | 3 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -12° / 10°F | 6 mm | 4 |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -7° / 19°F | 15 mm | 6 |
| April | 29 | 12° / 54°F | -4° / 25°F | 34 mm | 7 |
| May | 47 | 15° / 59°F | 0° / 32°F | 77 mm | 8 |
| June | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 4° / 39°F | 96 mm | 8 |
| July | 73 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 114 mm | 9 |
| August | 68 | 19° / 66°F | 6° / 43°F | 110 mm | 8 |
| September | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 2° / 36°F | 96 mm | 7 |
| October | 14 | 10° / 50°F | -3° / 27°F | 42 mm | 5 |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -9° / 16°F | 9 mm | 4 |
| December | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -14° / 7°F | 2 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Xining China · 197 km · best in May · 2,548 h sun/yr
- Lanzhou (Yongdeng) China · 209 km · best in May · 2,679 h sun/yr
- Longnan (Cheng) China · 313 km · best in Apr · 1,455 h sun/yr
- Zhongwei (Shapotou) China · 381 km · best in Apr · 2,978 h sun/yr
- Guangyuan (Lizhou) China · 392 km · best in Apr · 1,210 h sun/yr
- Mianyang (Fucheng) China · 426 km · best in Apr · 850 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Golog (Maqên) China · 217 km · 2,869 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Ngawa (Songpan) China · 239 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tianshui (Maiji) China · 297 km · 1,892 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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