Nyingchi (Mainling) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · highland city · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Nyingchi (Mainling) is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with September and June close behind. Nyingchi (Mainling) averages about 2,061 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 131 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,061
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 67/100
- Rain / year
- 781 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.8 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 200k
- Elevation
- 2,946 m
When is the best time to visit Nyingchi (Mainling)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Nyingchi (Mainling) is August, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 3 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Nyingchi (Mainling)?
Nyingchi (Mainling) gets a moderate 2,061 hours of sunshine a year. 67 Sunshine Score points separate August (67) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #130 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 55% of the annual 781 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -4° / 25°F | 3 mm | 4 |
| February | 7 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 7 mm | 6 |
| March | 29 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 24 mm | 8 |
| April | 47 | 15° / 59°F | 3° / 37°F | 56 mm | 8 |
| May | 63 | 18° / 64°F | 7° / 45°F | 82 mm | 8 |
| June | 65 | 21° / 70°F | 10° / 50°F | 139 mm | 9 |
| July | 63 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 161 mm | 9 |
| August | 67 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 131 mm | 9 |
| September | 67 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 127 mm | 8 |
| October | 48 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 43 mm | 7 |
| November | 30 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 6 mm | 5 |
| December | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -3° / 27°F | 2 mm | 4 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Lhasa China · 332 km · best in May · 3,630 h sun/yr
- Guwahati India · 447 km · best in Jan · 2,129 h sun/yr
- Imphal India · 507 km · best in Jan · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Paro Bhutan · 525 km · best in Oct · 2,071 h sun/yr
- Sylhet Bangladesh · 541 km · best in Jan · 2,257 h sun/yr
- Baoshan (Tengchong) China · 636 km · best in Mar · 2,177 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Dibrugarh India · 213 km · 1,933 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Shannan China · 217 km · 2,963 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- North Lakhimpur India · 224 km · 1,765 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Itanagar India · 269 km · 2,123 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Jorhat India · 287 km · 2,078 h sun/yr · best in Dec
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