Zhangjiakou weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Zhangjiakou is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with April and September close behind. Zhangjiakou averages about 2,829 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 39 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,829
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 439 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈32 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 1M
- Elevation
- 710 m
When is the best time to visit Zhangjiakou?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Zhangjiakou is May, then April and September. 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 Zhangjiakou?
Zhangjiakou gets a lot of sun: around 2,829 hours a year. 89 Sunshine Score points separate May (89) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #57 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 59% of the annual 439 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -15° / 5°F | 2 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -11° / 12°F | 5 mm | 2 |
| March | 16 | 10° / 50°F | -5° / 23°F | 9 mm | 4 |
| April | 84 | 19° / 66°F | 2° / 36°F | 21 mm | 5 |
| May | 89 | 26° / 79°F | 9° / 48°F | 39 mm | 6 |
| June | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 15° / 59°F | 71 mm | 6 |
| July | 76 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 106 mm | 7 |
| August | 81 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 81 mm | 6 |
| September | 84 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 64 mm | 5 |
| October | 60 | 16° / 61°F | 2° / 36°F | 27 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -6° / 21°F | 12 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -13° / 9°F | 2 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Datong China · 144 km · best in May · 2,912 h sun/yr
- Beijing China · 186 km · best in Apr · 2,215 h sun/yr
- Hohhot China · 262 km · best in May · 3,039 h sun/yr
- Tianjin China · 273 km · best in Apr · 2,211 h sun/yr
- Shijiazhuang China · 274 km · best in Apr · 2,307 h sun/yr
- Tangshan (Fengrun) China · 284 km · best in Apr · 2,232 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ulanqab China · 159 km · 2,946 h sun/yr · best in May
- Shuozhou China · 251 km · 2,714 h sun/yr · best in May
- Chengde China · 267 km · 2,672 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Zhangjiakou compares month by month: Zhangjiakou vs Beijing · Zhangjiakou vs Hohhot · Zhangjiakou vs Datong · Zhangjiakou vs Xilinhot · all comparisons
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