Wuhai weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Wuhai is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with June and September close behind. Wuhai averages about 3,229 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 16 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,229
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 169 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈13 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 218k
- Elevation
- 1,102 m
When is the best time to visit Wuhai?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Wuhai is May, then June and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Wuhai?
Wuhai is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,229 hours of sunshine a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate May (95) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #15 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 59% of the annual 169 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -15° / 5°F | 1 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -10° / 14°F | 2 mm | 3 |
| March | 16 | 10° / 50°F | -4° / 25°F | 3 mm | 5 |
| April | 89 | 19° / 66°F | 3° / 37°F | 6 mm | 7 |
| May | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 10° / 50°F | 16 mm | 8 |
| June | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 27 mm | 8 |
| July | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 33 mm | 9 |
| August | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 36 mm | 8 |
| September | 93 | 24° / 75°F | 11° / 52°F | 31 mm | 7 |
| October | 64 | 16° / 61°F | 2° / 36°F | 9 mm | 5 |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 4 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -13° / 9°F | 1 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Yinchuan China · 167 km · best in Apr · 3,046 h sun/yr
- Ordos China · 264 km · best in May · 3,002 h sun/yr
- Baotou China · 285 km · best in May · 3,170 h sun/yr
- Zhongwei (Shapotou) China · 285 km · best in Apr · 2,978 h sun/yr
- Yulin China · 289 km · best in May · 2,926 h sun/yr
- Yan'an (Baota) China · 436 km · best in May · 2,402 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bayannur China · 149 km · 3,209 h sun/yr · best in May
- Bayanhot China · 156 km · 3,146 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Wuhai compares month by month: Wuhai vs Baotou · Wuhai vs Ordos · Wuhai vs Yinchuan · Wuhai vs Zhongwei (Shapotou) · all comparisons
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