Panzhihua (Renhe) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · highland city · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Panzhihua (Renhe) is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with April close behind. Panzhihua (Renhe) averages about 2,458 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,458
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 971 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 787k
- Elevation
- 1,974 m

When is the best time to visit Panzhihua (Renhe)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Panzhihua (Renhe) is March, then April. The dullest month is January (53/100, 10 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Panzhihua (Renhe)?
Panzhihua (Renhe) gets a moderate 2,458 hours of sunshine a year. March (91/100) is noticeably better than January (53). It ranks #93 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 62% of the year's 971 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53 | 15° / 59°F | -1° / 30°F | 10 mm | 6 |
| February | 77 | 18° / 64°F | 2° / 36°F | 5 mm | 7 |
| March | 91 | 22° / 72°F | 6° / 43°F | 10 mm | 9 |
| April | 89 | 26° / 79°F | 10° / 50°F | 25 mm | 9 |
| May | 79 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 76 mm | 9 |
| June | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 184 mm | 9 |
| July | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 227 mm | 8 |
| August | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 189 mm | 8 |
| September | 66 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 154 mm | 7 |
| October | 80 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 73 mm | 7 |
| November | 76 | 18° / 64°F | 5° / 41°F | 12 mm | 6 |
| December | 54 | 15° / 59°F | 0° / 32°F | 6 mm | 5 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Lijiang China · 155 km · best in Apr · 2,446 h sun/yr
- Xichang China · 166 km · best in Feb · 2,066 h sun/yr
- Dali (Xiaguan) China · 178 km · best in Mar · 2,412 h sun/yr
- Kunming China · 196 km · best in Mar · 2,158 h sun/yr
- Baoshan (Longyang) China · 311 km · best in Feb · 2,231 h sun/yr
- Xingyi China · 356 km · best in Mar · 1,518 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ninglang China · 152 km · 2,481 h sun/yr · best in May
- Diqing (Shangri-La) China · 252 km · 2,155 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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