Xilinhot weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Xilinhot is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with September and August close behind. Xilinhot averages about 3,139 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,139
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 282 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈57 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 350k
- Elevation
- 1,014 m
When is the best time to visit Xilinhot?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Xilinhot is May, then September and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Xilinhot?
Xilinhot is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,139 hours of sunshine a year. 92 Sunshine Score points separate May (92) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #24 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 62% of the year's 282 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -11° / 12°F | -22° / -8°F | 2 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -19° / -2°F | 3 mm | 3 |
| March | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -10° / 14°F | 5 mm | 4 |
| April | 32 | 12° / 54°F | -2° / 28°F | 12 mm | 5 |
| May | 92 | 21° / 70°F | 5° / 41°F | 29 mm | 7 |
| June | 87 | 26° / 79°F | 12° / 54°F | 56 mm | 7 |
| July | 85 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 68 mm | 8 |
| August | 88 | 28° / 82°F | 13° / 55°F | 51 mm | 7 |
| September | 92 | 21° / 70°F | 6° / 43°F | 30 mm | 6 |
| October | 16 | 10° / 50°F | -3° / 27°F | 15 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | -1° / 30°F | -11° / 12°F | 7 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | -10° / 14°F | -20° / -4°F | 4 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Chifeng China · 305 km · best in May · 2,963 h sun/yr
- Zhangjiakou China · 363 km · best in May · 2,829 h sun/yr
- Datong China · 475 km · best in May · 2,912 h sun/yr
- Hohhot China · 481 km · best in May · 3,039 h sun/yr
- Beijing China · 492 km · best in Apr · 2,215 h sun/yr
- Tangshan (Fengrun) China · 496 km · best in Apr · 2,232 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Erenhot China · 316 km · 3,359 h sun/yr · best in May
- Holingol China · 323 km · 3,006 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Chengde China · 355 km · 2,672 h sun/yr · best in May
- Ulanqab China · 388 km · 2,946 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Xilinhot compares month by month: Xilinhot vs Datong · Xilinhot vs Chifeng · Xilinhot vs Zhangjiakou · all comparisons
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