Shuozhou weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · alpine / mountain city · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Shuozhou is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with June and September close behind. Shuozhou averages about 2,714 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 38 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,714
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 457 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈31 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 570k
- Elevation
- 1,043 m
When is the best time to visit Shuozhou?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Shuozhou is May, then June and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 3 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Shuozhou?
Shuozhou gets a lot of sun: around 2,714 hours a year. 88 Sunshine Score points separate May (88) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #72 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 August, carries about 60% of the annual 457 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -15° / 5°F | 3 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -10° / 14°F | 6 mm | 2 |
| March | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -4° / 25°F | 10 mm | 4 |
| April | 76 | 18° / 64°F | 2° / 36°F | 22 mm | 5 |
| May | 88 | 25° / 77°F | 8° / 46°F | 38 mm | 6 |
| June | 83 | 29° / 84°F | 14° / 57°F | 64 mm | 6 |
| July | 75 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 108 mm | 7 |
| August | 77 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 98 mm | 6 |
| September | 83 | 23° / 73°F | 10° / 50°F | 67 mm | 5 |
| October | 53 | 15° / 59°F | 2° / 36°F | 26 mm | 4 |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 12 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -13° / 9°F | 3 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Xinzhou China · 79 km · best in Apr · 2,631 h sun/yr
- Datong China · 111 km · best in May · 2,912 h sun/yr
- Taiyuan China · 170 km · best in Apr · 2,404 h sun/yr
- Hohhot China · 190 km · best in May · 3,039 h sun/yr
- Shijiazhuang China · 206 km · best in Apr · 2,307 h sun/yr
- Lüliang China · 222 km · best in May · 2,498 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ulanqab China · 209 km · 2,946 h sun/yr · best in May
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