Nanchong (Gaoping) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · major city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Nanchong (Gaoping) is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 70/100), with April and October close behind. Nanchong (Gaoping) averages about 829 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 37 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 829
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 70/100
- Rain / year
- 1,019 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 2.2M
- Elevation
- 344 m
When is the best time to visit Nanchong (Gaoping)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Nanchong (Gaoping) is March, then April and October. The dullest month is January (13/100, 15 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Nanchong (Gaoping)?
Nanchong (Gaoping) isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 829 hours of sunshine a year. 57 Sunshine Score points separate March (70) from January (13), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #242 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 July, carries about 48% of the annual 1,019 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 1° / 34°F | 15 mm | 2 |
| February | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 3° / 37°F | 16 mm | 2 |
| March | 70 | 19° / 66°F | 8° / 46°F | 37 mm | 4 |
| April | 70 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 70 mm | 5 |
| May | 61 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 121 mm | 6 |
| June | 55 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 159 mm | 6 |
| July | 50 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 182 mm | 7 |
| August | 56 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 147 mm | 7 |
| September | 56 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 144 mm | 5 |
| October | 68 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 82 mm | 3 |
| November | 57 | 17° / 63°F | 8° / 46°F | 34 mm | 2 |
| December | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 2° / 36°F | 12 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bazhong China · 114 km · best in Apr · 957 h sun/yr
- Dazhou (Dachuan) China · 124 km · best in Apr · 944 h sun/yr
- Dazhou (Daxian) China · 126 km · best in Mar · 945 h sun/yr
- Chongqing China · 130 km · best in Mar · 734 h sun/yr
- Mianyang (Fucheng) China · 153 km · best in Apr · 850 h sun/yr
- Chengdu (Jianyang) China · 174 km · best in Mar · 933 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nanchong (Langzhong) China · 79 km · 956 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Nanchong (Gaoping) compares month by month: Nanchong (Gaoping) vs Chongqing · Nanchong (Gaoping) vs Bazhong · Nanchong (Gaoping) vs Dazhou (Daxian) · Nanchong (Gaoping) vs Dazhou (Dachuan) · all comparisons
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