Qianjiang weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · regional city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Qianjiang is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 60/100), with April and September close behind. Qianjiang averages about 651 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 120 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 651
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 60/100
- Rain / year
- 1,428 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈17 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 179k
- Elevation
- 627 m
When is the best time to visit Qianjiang?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Qianjiang is October, then April and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 30 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Qianjiang?
Qianjiang isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 651 hours of sunshine a year. 60 Sunshine Score points separate October (60) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #253 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 June, carries about 45% of the annual 1,428 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 0° / 32°F | 30 mm | 2 |
| February | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 2° / 36°F | 37 mm | 2 |
| March | 45 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 74 mm | 4 |
| April | 58 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 130 mm | 5 |
| May | 54 | 25° / 77°F | 16° / 61°F | 208 mm | 5 |
| June | 54 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 228 mm | 5 |
| July | 54 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 208 mm | 7 |
| August | 54 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 162 mm | 7 |
| September | 56 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 141 mm | 5 |
| October | 60 | 21° / 70°F | 12° / 54°F | 120 mm | 3 |
| November | 40 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 67 mm | 2 |
| December | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 1° / 34°F | 23 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Enshi (Enshi) China · 110 km · best in Oct · 937 h sun/yr
- Xiangxi China · 131 km · best in Sep · 755 h sun/yr
- Wanzhou China · 148 km · best in Apr · 909 h sun/yr
- Zhangjiajie (Yongding) China · 163 km · best in Oct · 838 h sun/yr
- Tongren (Daxing) China · 187 km · best in Sep · 800 h sun/yr
- Chongqing China · 212 km · best in Mar · 734 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Wulong China · 110 km · 649 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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