Jiayuguan weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Jiayuguan is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with August and September close behind. Jiayuguan averages about 2,993 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,993
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 109 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈21 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 232k
- Elevation
- 1,556 m
When is the best time to visit Jiayuguan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Jiayuguan is May, then August 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 Jiayuguan?
Jiayuguan gets a lot of sun: around 2,993 hours a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate May (95) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #40 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 60% of the annual 109 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -12° / 10°F | 2 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -8° / 18°F | 1 mm | 3 |
| March | 16 | 10° / 50°F | -3° / 27°F | 4 mm | 4 |
| April | 80 | 18° / 64°F | 4° / 39°F | 5 mm | 6 |
| May | 95 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 11 mm | 7 |
| June | 92 | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 24 mm | 8 |
| July | 92 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 24 mm | 8 |
| August | 94 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 17 mm | 8 |
| September | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 11° / 52°F | 13 mm | 6 |
| October | 64 | 16° / 61°F | 3° / 37°F | 3 mm | 4 |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -4° / 25°F | 2 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -10° / 14°F | 3 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Dunhuang China · 302 km · best in Apr · 3,390 h sun/yr
- Xining China · 492 km · best in May · 2,548 h sun/yr
- Hami China · 512 km · best in Apr · 3,311 h sun/yr
- Lanzhou (Yongdeng) China · 592 km · best in May · 2,679 h sun/yr
- Zhongwei (Shapotou) China · 643 km · best in Apr · 2,978 h sun/yr
- Yinchuan China · 715 km · best in Apr · 3,046 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Zhangye (Ganzhou) China · 233 km · 2,889 h sun/yr · best in May
- Badanjilin China · 284 km · 3,278 h sun/yr · best in May
- Haibei (Qilian) China · 287 km · 2,890 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Delingha China · 318 km · 3,163 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Jinchang China · 375 km · 3,117 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Jiayuguan compares month by month: Jiayuguan vs Xining · Jiayuguan vs Hami · Jiayuguan vs Dunhuang · all comparisons
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