Longnan (Cheng) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · major city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Longnan (Cheng) is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with May and June close behind. Longnan (Cheng) averages about 1,455 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 37 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,455
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 611 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈50 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 3M
- Elevation
- 1,132 m
When is the best time to visit Longnan (Cheng)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Longnan (Cheng) is April, then May and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 4 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Longnan (Cheng)?
Longnan (Cheng) isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,455 hours of sunshine a year. 80 Sunshine Score points separate April (80) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #175 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 52% of the annual 611 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -5° / 23°F | 4 mm | 2 |
| February | 7 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 7 mm | 3 |
| March | 49 | 15° / 59°F | 2° / 36°F | 19 mm | 4 |
| April | 80 | 21° / 70°F | 7° / 45°F | 37 mm | 6 |
| May | 74 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 70 mm | 7 |
| June | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 86 mm | 7 |
| July | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 118 mm | 7 |
| August | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 101 mm | 6 |
| September | 69 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 98 mm | 5 |
| October | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 52 mm | 4 |
| November | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 16 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -4° / 25°F | 3 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Hanzhong (Chenggu) China · 150 km · best in Apr · 1,416 h sun/yr
- Guangyuan (Lizhou) China · 156 km · best in Apr · 1,210 h sun/yr
- Bazhong China · 242 km · best in Apr · 957 h sun/yr
- Qingyang (Xifeng) China · 278 km · best in May · 2,060 h sun/yr
- Mianyang (Fucheng) China · 280 km · best in Apr · 850 h sun/yr
- Xianyang (Weicheng) China · 282 km · best in Apr · 1,835 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tianshui (Maiji) China · 86 km · 1,892 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Ngawa (Songpan) China · 222 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Nanchong (Langzhong) China · 255 km · 956 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Longnan (Cheng) compares month by month: Longnan (Cheng) vs Bazhong · Longnan (Cheng) vs Qingyang (Xifeng) · Longnan (Cheng) vs Hanzhong (Chenggu) · Longnan (Cheng) vs Guangyuan (Lizhou) · all comparisons
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