Hefei weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇳 China · major city break · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Hefei is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with April and September close behind. Hefei averages about 1,367 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

1,367

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

76/100

Rain / year

1,165 mm

Snow / year

≈30 cm

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

5M

Elevation

63 m

When is the best time to visit Hefei?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Hefei is October, then April and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 46 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Hefei?

Hefei isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,367 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate October (76) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #192 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 48% of the annual 1,165 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Fuyang China · 153 km · best in Oct · 1,448 h sun/yr
• Chizhou China · 154 km · best in Oct · 1,290 h sun/yr
• Nanjing China · 181 km · best in Oct · 1,450 h sun/yr
• Wuhu China · 188 km · best in Oct · 1,450 h sun/yr
• Xuzhou China · 237 km · best in Oct · 1,776 h sun/yr
• Ezhou China · 260 km · best in Oct · 1,339 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Bengbu China · 131 km · 1,657 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Anqing China · 156 km · 1,290 h sun/yr · best in Oct

Head-to-head

How Hefei compares month by month: Hefei vs Nanjing · Hefei vs Fuyang · Hefei vs Chizhou · all comparisons