Tacheng weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Tacheng is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with September and May close behind. Tacheng averages about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,000
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 271 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈60 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 161k
- Elevation
- 607 m
When is the best time to visit Tacheng?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tacheng is August, then September and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 20 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tacheng?
Tacheng is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year. 93 Sunshine Score points separate August (93) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #39 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. The year's 271 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -14° / 7°F | 20 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -11° / 12°F | 16 mm | 2 |
| March | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -4° / 25°F | 18 mm | 3 |
| April | 77 | 18° / 64°F | 3° / 37°F | 26 mm | 5 |
| May | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 9° / 48°F | 26 mm | 6 |
| June | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 28 mm | 7 |
| July | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 18° / 64°F | 26 mm | 7 |
| August | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 19 mm | 6 |
| September | 93 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 20 mm | 5 |
| October | 54 | 15° / 59°F | 2° / 36°F | 23 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -5° / 23°F | 28 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -11° / 12°F | 21 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Karamay China · 183 km · best in Apr · 2,772 h sun/yr
- Bole China · 213 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Shihezi China · 335 km · best in Apr · 2,735 h sun/yr
- Ili (Yining / Ghulja) China · 341 km · best in Sep · 2,819 h sun/yr
- Altay China · 378 km · best in May · 3,054 h sun/yr
- Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen) Kazakhstan · 379 km · best in Aug · 2,437 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Urzhar Kazakhstan · 135 km · 3,037 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Zaysan Kazakhstan · 148 km · 2,899 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Usharal Kazakhstan · 200 km · 2,941 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Burqin China · 324 km · 3,021 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Tacheng compares month by month: Tacheng vs Shihezi · Tacheng vs Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen) · Tacheng vs Karamay · Tacheng vs Bole · all comparisons
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