Jinchang weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Jinchang is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with June and September close behind. Jinchang averages about 3,117 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 20 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,117
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 186 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈13 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 229k
- Elevation
- 1,440 m
When is the best time to visit Jinchang?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Jinchang 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 Jinchang?
Jinchang is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,117 hours of sunshine a year. 94 Sunshine Score points separate May (94) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #25 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 August, carries about 59% of the annual 186 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -11° / 12°F | 2 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -8° / 18°F | 2 mm | 3 |
| March | 24 | 11° / 52°F | -2° / 28°F | 4 mm | 5 |
| April | 88 | 19° / 66°F | 4° / 39°F | 9 mm | 6 |
| May | 94 | 25° / 77°F | 10° / 50°F | 20 mm | 8 |
| June | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 25 mm | 8 |
| July | 91 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 38 mm | 8 |
| August | 90 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 39 mm | 8 |
| September | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 11° / 52°F | 32 mm | 6 |
| October | 72 | 17° / 63°F | 4° / 39°F | 11 mm | 4 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -3° / 27°F | 3 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -10° / 14°F | 1 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Xining China · 226 km · best in May · 2,548 h sun/yr
- Lanzhou (Yongdeng) China · 252 km · best in May · 2,679 h sun/yr
- Zhongwei (Shapotou) China · 268 km · best in Apr · 2,978 h sun/yr
- Yinchuan China · 353 km · best in Apr · 3,046 h sun/yr
- Jiayuguan China · 375 km · best in May · 2,993 h sun/yr
- Wuhai China · 408 km · best in May · 3,229 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Badanjilin China · 103 km · 3,278 h sun/yr · best in May
- Zhangye (Ganzhou) China · 148 km · 2,889 h sun/yr · best in May
- Haibei (Qilian) China · 160 km · 2,890 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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