Yanji weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Yanji is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with May and June close behind. Yanji averages about 2,317 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 61 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,317
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 635 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈78 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 489k
- Elevation
- 186 m

When is the best time to visit Yanji?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Yanji is September, then May and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 6 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Yanji?
Yanji gets a moderate 2,317 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate September (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #105 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 July, carries about 58% of the annual 635 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -8° / 18°F | -19° / -2°F | 6 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -15° / 5°F | 10 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -8° / 18°F | 16 mm | 3 |
| April | 50 | 15° / 59°F | 0° / 32°F | 35 mm | 4 |
| May | 79 | 22° / 72°F | 7° / 45°F | 73 mm | 5 |
| June | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 13° / 55°F | 92 mm | 5 |
| July | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 139 mm | 5 |
| August | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 136 mm | 6 |
| September | 81 | 23° / 73°F | 10° / 50°F | 61 mm | 5 |
| October | 43 | 14° / 57°F | 1° / 34°F | 36 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 23 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -6° / 21°F | -16° / 3°F | 8 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Mudanjiang China · 183 km · best in Sep · 2,440 h sun/yr
- Vladivostok Russia · 226 km · best in Sep · 2,225 h sun/yr
- Changchun China · 328 km · best in Sep · 2,423 h sun/yr
- Harbin China · 397 km · best in May · 2,492 h sun/yr
- Jiamusi China · 448 km · best in Sep · 2,548 h sun/yr
- Shenyang China · 510 km · best in Sep · 2,299 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Chongjin North Korea · 163 km · 2,069 h sun/yr · best in May
- Baishan China · 177 km · 2,289 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Jixi China · 302 km · 2,493 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tonghua China · 319 km · 2,426 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Yanji compares month by month: Yanji vs Changchun · Yanji vs Mudanjiang · Yanji vs Vladivostok · all comparisons
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