Xiangxi weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Xiangxi is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 63/100), with October and April close behind. Xiangxi averages about 755 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 106 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 755
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 63/100
- Rain / year
- 1,413 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈42 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 487k
- Elevation
- 702 m
When is the best time to visit Xiangxi?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Xiangxi is September, then October and April. The dullest month is January (0/100, 38 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Xiangxi?
Xiangxi isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 755 hours of sunshine a year. 63 Sunshine Score points separate September (63) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #250 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 46% of the annual 1,413 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 38 mm | 2 |
| February | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 1° / 34°F | 48 mm | 3 |
| March | 39 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 85 mm | 4 |
| April | 57 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 140 mm | 5 |
| May | 55 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 227 mm | 5 |
| June | 55 | 27° / 81°F | 19° / 66°F | 234 mm | 6 |
| July | 55 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 192 mm | 8 |
| August | 57 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 138 mm | 7 |
| September | 63 | 25° / 77°F | 16° / 61°F | 106 mm | 5 |
| October | 63 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 104 mm | 4 |
| November | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 70 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -1° / 30°F | 31 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tongren (Daxing) China · 71 km · best in Sep · 800 h sun/yr
- Zhangjiajie (Yongding) China · 112 km · best in Oct · 838 h sun/yr
- Enshi (Enshi) China · 203 km · best in Oct · 937 h sun/yr
- Changde (Dingcheng) China · 212 km · best in Oct · 909 h sun/yr
- Zunyi China · 236 km · best in Apr · 724 h sun/yr
- Wanzhou China · 277 km · best in Apr · 909 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Huaihua China · 119 km · 800 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Qianjiang China · 131 km · 651 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Wulong China · 208 km · 649 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Xiangxi compares month by month: Xiangxi vs Zhangjiajie (Yongding) · Xiangxi vs Enshi (Enshi) · Xiangxi vs Tongren (Daxing) · all comparisons
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