Ngawa (Songpan) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · alpine / mountain city · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Ngawa (Songpan) is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 61/100), with July close behind. Ngawa (Songpan) averages about 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 103 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,324
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 61/100
- Rain / year
- 718 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈3.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 180k
- Elevation
- 3,439 m
When is the best time to visit Ngawa (Songpan)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ngawa (Songpan) is August, then July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 5 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ngawa (Songpan)?
Ngawa (Songpan) gets a moderate 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. 61 Sunshine Score points separate August (61) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #103 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 June, carries about 47% of the annual 718 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -14° / 7°F | 5 mm | 4 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -11° / 12°F | 9 mm | 6 |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -7° / 19°F | 26 mm | 7 |
| April | 21 | 11° / 52°F | -4° / 25°F | 53 mm | 8 |
| May | 37 | 14° / 57°F | -1° / 30°F | 104 mm | 8 |
| June | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 3° / 37°F | 110 mm | 8 |
| July | 58 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 122 mm | 9 |
| August | 61 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 103 mm | 8 |
| September | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 107 mm | 7 |
| October | 7 | 9° / 48°F | -3° / 27°F | 62 mm | 6 |
| November | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -7° / 19°F | 14 mm | 5 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -12° / 10°F | 3 mm | 4 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Mianyang (Fucheng) China · 187 km · best in Apr · 850 h sun/yr
- Guangyuan (Lizhou) China · 195 km · best in Apr · 1,210 h sun/yr
- Longnan (Cheng) China · 222 km · best in Apr · 1,455 h sun/yr
- Chengdu (Shuangliu) China · 256 km · best in Oct · 891 h sun/yr
- Chengdu (Jianyang) China · 292 km · best in Mar · 933 h sun/yr
- Bazhong China · 305 km · best in Apr · 957 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Gannan (Xiahe) China · 239 km · 2,557 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Nanchong (Langzhong) China · 268 km · 956 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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