Shenyang weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Shenyang is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with May and June close behind. Shenyang averages about 2,299 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 59 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,299
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 777 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈54 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 7M
- Elevation
- 55 m
When is the best time to visit Shenyang?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Shenyang is September, then May and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 7 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Shenyang?
Shenyang gets a moderate 2,299 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate September (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #107 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 777 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -17° / 1°F | 7 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -12° / 10°F | 15 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -5° / 23°F | 18 mm | 3 |
| April | 63 | 17° / 63°F | 2° / 36°F | 43 mm | 4 |
| May | 80 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 69 mm | 5 |
| June | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 109 mm | 5 |
| July | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 168 mm | 5 |
| August | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 198 mm | 5 |
| September | 81 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 59 mm | 5 |
| October | 55 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 50 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -5° / 23°F | 30 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -14° / 7°F | 11 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tongliao China · 238 km · best in Sep · 2,745 h sun/yr
- Changchun China · 318 km · best in Sep · 2,423 h sun/yr
- Dalian (Ganjingzi) China · 340 km · best in Sep · 2,159 h sun/yr
- Chifeng China · 389 km · best in May · 2,963 h sun/yr
- Yantai China · 492 km · best in Sep · 2,005 h sun/yr
- Harbin China · 496 km · best in May · 2,492 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Anshan China · 79 km · 2,389 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Yingkou (Laobian) China · 154 km · 2,297 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Dandong (Zhenxing) China · 192 km · 2,099 h sun/yr · best in May
- Tonghua China · 192 km · 2,426 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Jinzhou (Linghai) China · 200 km · 2,318 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Shenyang compares month by month: Shenyang vs Dalian (Ganjingzi) · Shenyang vs Changchun · Shenyang vs Tongliao · all comparisons
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