Shihezi weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Shihezi is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with September and May close behind. Shihezi averages about 2,735 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 23 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,735
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 298 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈16 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 640k
- Elevation
- 515 m
When is the best time to visit Shihezi?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Shihezi is April, then September and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 5 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Shihezi?
Shihezi gets a lot of sun: around 2,735 hours a year. 91 Sunshine Score points separate April (91) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #69 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 57% of the annual 298 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -6° / 21°F | 5 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -3° / 27°F | 6 mm | 2 |
| March | 39 | 13° / 55°F | 3° / 37°F | 8 mm | 3 |
| April | 91 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 23 mm | 5 |
| May | 89 | 26° / 79°F | 14° / 57°F | 33 mm | 6 |
| June | 84 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 59 mm | 7 |
| July | 75 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 63 mm | 7 |
| August | 86 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 47 mm | 7 |
| September | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 24 mm | 5 |
| October | 77 | 18° / 64°F | 9° / 48°F | 12 mm | 3 |
| November | 16 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 11 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -4° / 25°F | 7 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ürümqi China · 132 km · best in Sep · 2,825 h sun/yr
- Karamay China · 155 km · best in Apr · 2,772 h sun/yr
- Turpan China · 291 km · best in Apr · 2,973 h sun/yr
- Qitai China · 292 km · best in Apr · 2,927 h sun/yr
- Korla China · 293 km · best in Apr · 3,093 h sun/yr
- Bole China · 294 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hejing China · 208 km · 2,680 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Xinyuan China · 221 km · 2,672 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Shihezi compares month by month: Shihezi vs Ürümqi · Shihezi vs Turpan · Shihezi vs Karamay · Shihezi vs Qitai · all comparisons
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