Shennongjia (Hongping) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · alpine / mountain city · subarctic climate
The best time to visit Shennongjia (Hongping) is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 53/100), with August and June close behind. Shennongjia (Hongping) averages about 1,243 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 173 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,243
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 53/100
- Rain / year
- 1,051 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.7 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 395k
- Elevation
- 2,583 m
When is the best time to visit Shennongjia (Hongping)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Shennongjia (Hongping) is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 19 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Shennongjia (Hongping)?
Shennongjia (Hongping) isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,243 hours of sunshine a year. 53 Sunshine Score points separate July (53) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #212 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 45% of the annual 1,051 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -14° / 7°F | 19 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -12° / 10°F | 27 mm | 3 |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -8° / 18°F | 51 mm | 5 |
| April | 12 | 10° / 50°F | -3° / 27°F | 87 mm | 6 |
| May | 25 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 134 mm | 6 |
| June | 44 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 148 mm | 7 |
| July | 53 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 173 mm | 8 |
| August | 49 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 148 mm | 8 |
| September | 32 | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 114 mm | 6 |
| October | 6 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 89 mm | 4 |
| November | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -8° / 18°F | 46 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -13° / 9°F | 15 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Shiyan (Maojian) China · 120 km · best in Apr · 1,375 h sun/yr
- Yichang (Xiaoting) China · 161 km · best in Oct · 1,193 h sun/yr
- Enshi (Enshi) China · 167 km · best in Oct · 937 h sun/yr
- Ankang (Hanbin) China · 187 km · best in Apr · 1,223 h sun/yr
- Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) China · 193 km · best in Oct · 1,451 h sun/yr
- Wanzhou China · 203 km · best in Apr · 909 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Wushan China · 86 km · 1,160 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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