Zhangjiajie (Yongding) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Zhangjiajie (Yongding) is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 64/100), with September and April close behind. Zhangjiajie (Yongding) averages about 838 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 103 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 838
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 64/100
- Rain / year
- 1,476 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈25 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 442k
- Elevation
- 207 m
When is the best time to visit Zhangjiajie (Yongding)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Zhangjiajie (Yongding) is October, then September and April. The dullest month is January (0/100, 42 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Zhangjiajie (Yongding)?
Zhangjiajie (Yongding) isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 838 hours of sunshine a year. 64 Sunshine Score points separate October (64) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #241 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 45% of the annual 1,476 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 0° / 32°F | 42 mm | 2 |
| February | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 2° / 36°F | 59 mm | 2 |
| March | 49 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 94 mm | 4 |
| April | 56 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 147 mm | 5 |
| May | 55 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 223 mm | 5 |
| June | 55 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 229 mm | 5 |
| July | 55 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 208 mm | 7 |
| August | 56 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 145 mm | 7 |
| September | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 114 mm | 5 |
| October | 64 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 103 mm | 4 |
| November | 51 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 80 mm | 3 |
| December | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 1° / 34°F | 32 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Xiangxi China · 112 km · best in Sep · 755 h sun/yr
- Changde (Dingcheng) China · 118 km · best in Oct · 909 h sun/yr
- Enshi (Enshi) China · 164 km · best in Oct · 937 h sun/yr
- Tongren (Daxing) China · 175 km · best in Sep · 800 h sun/yr
- Yichang (Xiaoting) China · 190 km · best in Oct · 1,193 h sun/yr
- Jingzhou (Shashi) China · 234 km · best in Oct · 1,248 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Qianjiang China · 163 km · 651 h sun/yr · best in Oct
Head-to-head
How Zhangjiajie (Yongding) compares month by month: Zhangjiajie (Yongding) vs Changde (Dingcheng) · Zhangjiajie (Yongding) vs Yichang (Xiaoting) · Zhangjiajie (Yongding) vs Xiangxi · Zhangjiajie (Yongding) vs Enshi (Enshi) · all comparisons
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