Hotan weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Hotan is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with April and September close behind. Hotan averages about 3,347 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,347
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 63 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 409k
- Elevation
- 1,415 m
When is the best time to visit Hotan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Hotan is October, then April 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 Hotan?
Hotan is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,347 hours of sunshine a year. 99 Sunshine Score points separate October (99) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #11 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is a non-event in Hotan — about 63 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -7° / 19°F | 2 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -3° / 27°F | 3 mm | 3 |
| March | 66 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 3 mm | 6 |
| April | 98 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 5 mm | 7 |
| May | 97 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 10 mm | 9 |
| June | 97 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 13 mm | 9 |
| July | 78 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 8 mm | 9 |
| August | 88 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 9 mm | 8 |
| September | 98 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 6 mm | 7 |
| October | 99 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 1 mm | 5 |
| November | 25 | 11° / 52°F | 1° / 34°F | 2 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -5° / 23°F | 1 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Shache China · 281 km · best in Apr · 3,167 h sun/yr
- Tumxuk China · 321 km · best in Apr · 3,140 h sun/yr
- Aral China · 397 km · best in Apr · 3,114 h sun/yr
- Kashgar China · 436 km · best in Apr · 3,028 h sun/yr
- Aksu (Onsu) China · 471 km · best in Apr · 2,693 h sun/yr
- Srinagar India · 572 km · best in Oct · 2,619 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Yutian China · 172 km · 3,111 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Leh India · 385 km · 3,079 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Tashikuergan China · 410 km · 2,950 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Hotan compares month by month: Hotan vs Shache · Hotan vs Aral · Hotan vs Tumxuk · all comparisons
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