Xichang weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · highland city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Xichang is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with March and November close behind. Xichang averages about 2,066 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,066
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 1,009 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 482k
- Elevation
- 1,545 m
When is the best time to visit Xichang?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Xichang is February, then March and November. The dullest month is June (63/100, 215 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Xichang?
Xichang gets a moderate 2,066 hours of sunshine a year. February (90/100) is noticeably better than June (63). It ranks #129 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 1,009 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75 | 18° / 64°F | 3° / 37°F | 5 mm | 5 |
| February | 90 | 21° / 70°F | 4° / 39°F | 5 mm | 7 |
| March | 88 | 25° / 77°F | 8° / 46°F | 13 mm | 8 |
| April | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 12° / 54°F | 36 mm | 9 |
| May | 76 | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 82 mm | 9 |
| June | 63 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 215 mm | 7 |
| July | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 20° / 68°F | 220 mm | 8 |
| August | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 180 mm | 8 |
| September | 63 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 170 mm | 7 |
| October | 79 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 66 mm | 6 |
| November | 88 | 21° / 70°F | 7° / 45°F | 13 mm | 5 |
| December | 75 | 18° / 64°F | 3° / 37°F | 4 mm | 4 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Lijiang China · 241 km · best in Apr · 2,446 h sun/yr
- Yibin (Cuiping) China · 249 km · best in Mar · 795 h sun/yr
- Dali (Xiaguan) China · 319 km · best in Mar · 2,412 h sun/yr
- Kunming China · 329 km · best in Mar · 2,158 h sun/yr
- Chengdu (Shuangliu) China · 333 km · best in Oct · 891 h sun/yr
- Chengdu (Jianyang) China · 339 km · best in Mar · 933 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ninglang China · 149 km · 2,481 h sun/yr · best in May
- Panzhihua (Renhe) China · 166 km · 2,458 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Kangding China · 243 km · 2,719 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Diqing (Shangri-La) China · 247 km · 2,155 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Xichang compares month by month: Xichang vs Yibin (Cuiping) · Xichang vs Dali (Xiaguan) · Xichang vs Lijiang · all comparisons
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