Yutian weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · regional city · cold desert climate
The best time to visit Yutian is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with October and May close behind. Yutian averages about 3,111 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,111
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 61 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 147k
- Elevation
- 1,440 m
When is the best time to visit Yutian?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Yutian is April, then October and May. 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 Yutian?
Yutian is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,111 hours of sunshine a year. 97 Sunshine Score points separate April (97) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #27 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is a non-event in Yutian — about 61 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -9° / 16°F | 2 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 3 mm | 3 |
| March | 65 | 16° / 61°F | 3° / 37°F | 3 mm | 5 |
| April | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 5 mm | 7 |
| May | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 9 mm | 8 |
| June | 95 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 13 mm | 8 |
| July | 67 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 8 mm | 8 |
| August | 86 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 8 mm | 8 |
| September | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 6 mm | 7 |
| October | 97 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 1 mm | 5 |
| November | 24 | 11° / 52°F | 0° / 32°F | 2 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -7° / 19°F | 1 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Hotan China · 172 km · best in Oct · 3,347 h sun/yr
- Aral China · 406 km · best in Apr · 3,114 h sun/yr
- Tumxuk China · 408 km · best in Apr · 3,140 h sun/yr
- Shache China · 446 km · best in Apr · 3,167 h sun/yr
- Aksu (Onsu) China · 512 km · best in Apr · 2,693 h sun/yr
- Kuqa China · 550 km · best in Apr · 2,857 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Qiemo China · 361 km · 3,458 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Leh India · 485 km · 3,079 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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