Zhongwei (Shapotou) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · city break · cold desert climate
The best time to visit Zhongwei (Shapotou) is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with May and June close behind. Zhongwei (Shapotou) averages about 2,978 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,978
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 226 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈17 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 1.2M
- Elevation
- 1,238 m
When is the best time to visit Zhongwei (Shapotou)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Zhongwei (Shapotou) is April, then May and June. 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 Zhongwei (Shapotou)?
Zhongwei (Shapotou) gets a lot of sun: around 2,978 hours a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate April (95) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #41 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 55% of the annual 226 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -10° / 14°F | 2 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -6° / 21°F | 3 mm | 4 |
| March | 40 | 13° / 55°F | -1° / 30°F | 5 mm | 5 |
| April | 95 | 20° / 68°F | 5° / 41°F | 11 mm | 7 |
| May | 92 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 23 mm | 9 |
| June | 90 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 35 mm | 9 |
| July | 80 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 42 mm | 9 |
| August | 88 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 48 mm | 8 |
| September | 90 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 35 mm | 7 |
| October | 78 | 18° / 64°F | 5° / 41°F | 16 mm | 5 |
| November | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -3° / 27°F | 5 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -9° / 16°F | 1 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Yinchuan China · 137 km · best in Apr · 3,046 h sun/yr
- Lanzhou (Yongdeng) China · 180 km · best in May · 2,679 h sun/yr
- Wuhai China · 285 km · best in May · 3,229 h sun/yr
- Qingyang (Xifeng) China · 294 km · best in May · 2,060 h sun/yr
- Xining China · 300 km · best in May · 2,548 h sun/yr
- Yulin China · 399 km · best in May · 2,926 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bayanhot China · 136 km · 3,146 h sun/yr · best in May
- Guyuan (Yuanzhou) China · 191 km · 2,568 h sun/yr · best in May
- Jinchang China · 268 km · 3,117 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Zhongwei (Shapotou) compares month by month: Zhongwei (Shapotou) vs Lanzhou (Yongdeng) · Zhongwei (Shapotou) vs Xining · Zhongwei (Shapotou) vs Yinchuan · Zhongwei (Shapotou) vs Wuhai · all comparisons
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