Hohhot weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇳 China · major city break · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Hohhot is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with June and September close behind. Hohhot averages about 3,039 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 31 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

3,039

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

91/100

Rain / year

373 mm

Snow / year

≈38 cm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

2.4M

Elevation

1,076 m

When is the best time to visit Hohhot?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Hohhot 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 Hohhot?

Hohhot is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,039 hours of sunshine a year. 91 Sunshine Score points separate May (91) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #32 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 373 mm falls in the three months around August.

Sunshine Score by month

See Hohhot on the interactive sunshine globe →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Baotou China · 157 km · best in May · 3,170 h sun/yr
• Datong China · 165 km · best in May · 2,912 h sun/yr
• Ordos China · 225 km · best in May · 3,002 h sun/yr
• Zhangjiakou China · 262 km · best in May · 2,829 h sun/yr
• Xinzhou China · 269 km · best in Apr · 2,631 h sun/yr
• Yulin China · 337 km · best in May · 2,926 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Ulanqab China · 112 km · 2,946 h sun/yr · best in May
• Shuozhou China · 190 km · 2,714 h sun/yr · best in May

Head-to-head

How Hohhot compares month by month: Hohhot vs Baotou · Hohhot vs Ordos · Hohhot vs Datong · Hohhot vs Zhangjiakou · all comparisons