Shaoguan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Shaoguan is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with November and September close behind. Shaoguan averages about 1,248 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 58 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,248
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 1,759 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 1M
- Elevation
- 81 m

When is the best time to visit Shaoguan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Shaoguan is October, then November and September. The dullest month is January (41/100, 82 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Shaoguan?
Shaoguan isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,248 hours of sunshine a year. October (75/100) is noticeably better than January (41). It ranks #211 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 May, carries about 45% of the annual 1,759 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 82 mm | 4 |
| February | 59 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 80 mm | 4 |
| March | 58 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 173 mm | 4 |
| April | 58 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 199 mm | 5 |
| May | 58 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 301 mm | 6 |
| June | 58 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 298 mm | 7 |
| July | 58 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 152 mm | 8 |
| August | 58 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 171 mm | 8 |
| September | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 98 mm | 7 |
| October | 75 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 58 mm | 6 |
| November | 70 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 87 mm | 5 |
| December | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 60 mm | 4 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Chenzhou China · 104 km · best in Oct · 993 h sun/yr
- Ganzhou China · 168 km · best in Oct · 1,261 h sun/yr
- Guangzhou (Huadu) China · 177 km · best in Dec · 1,400 h sun/yr
- Hengyang China · 210 km · best in Oct · 1,035 h sun/yr
- Foshan (Nanhai) China · 214 km · best in Dec · 1,400 h sun/yr
- Huizhou (Pingtan) China · 246 km · best in Dec · 1,487 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Yongzhou China · 236 km · 947 h sun/yr · best in Oct
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