Luoyang (Laocheng) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Luoyang (Laocheng) is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with October and May close behind. Luoyang (Laocheng) averages about 1,752 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 41 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,752
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 660 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈35 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 1.7M
- Elevation
- 260 m
When is the best time to visit Luoyang (Laocheng)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Luoyang (Laocheng) is April, then October and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 11 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Luoyang (Laocheng)?
Luoyang (Laocheng) isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,752 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate April (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #151 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 53% of the annual 660 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -5° / 23°F | 11 mm | 2 |
| February | 7 | 9° / 48°F | -3° / 27°F | 15 mm | 2 |
| March | 64 | 17° / 63°F | 2° / 36°F | 20 mm | 4 |
| April | 81 | 24° / 75°F | 9° / 48°F | 41 mm | 5 |
| May | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 66 mm | 6 |
| June | 67 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 79 mm | 6 |
| July | 58 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 130 mm | 6 |
| August | 67 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 119 mm | 5 |
| September | 71 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 98 mm | 5 |
| October | 80 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 46 mm | 3 |
| November | 42 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 26 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -4° / 25°F | 9 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Yuncheng (Yanhu) China · 130 km · best in Apr · 2,020 h sun/yr
- Zhengzhou China · 136 km · best in Apr · 1,685 h sun/yr
- Linfen (Yaodu) China · 169 km · best in Apr · 2,370 h sun/yr
- Changzhi China · 180 km · best in May · 2,011 h sun/yr
- Nanyang (Wancheng) China · 197 km · best in Apr · 1,452 h sun/yr
- Handan China · 271 km · best in Apr · 1,981 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Anyang China · 226 km · 1,783 h sun/yr · best in Oct
Head-to-head
How Luoyang (Laocheng) compares month by month: Luoyang (Laocheng) vs Zhengzhou · Luoyang (Laocheng) vs Nanyang (Wancheng) · Luoyang (Laocheng) vs Linfen (Yaodu) · Luoyang (Laocheng) vs Yuncheng (Yanhu) · all comparisons
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