Kunming weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Kunming is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with April and October close behind. Kunming averages about 2,158 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in March.

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Sun hours / year

2,158

Sunniest month

March

Peak score

88/100

Rain / year

848 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

3.9M

Elevation

2,104 m

When is the best time to visit Kunming?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kunming is March, then April and October. The dullest month is December (37/100, 15 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kunming?

Kunming gets a moderate 2,158 hours of sunshine a year. 51 Sunshine Score points separate March (88) from December (37), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #124 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 57% of the annual 848 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Xingyi China · 204 km · best in Mar · 1,518 h sun/yr
• Dali (Xiaguan) China · 270 km · best in Mar · 2,412 h sun/yr
• Lijiang China · 321 km · best in Apr · 2,446 h sun/yr
• Xichang China · 329 km · best in Feb · 2,066 h sun/yr
• Baoshan (Longyang) China · 380 km · best in Feb · 2,231 h sun/yr
• Jinghong (Gasa) China · 413 km · best in Feb · 2,193 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Panzhihua (Renhe) China · 196 km · 2,458 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Wenshan China · 223 km · 1,626 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Liupanshui (Zhongshan) China · 264 km · 1,465 h sun/yr · best in Apr

Head-to-head

How Kunming compares month by month: Kunming vs Xingyi · Kunming vs Dali (Xiaguan) · Kunming vs Lijiang · all comparisons