The tables below give yearly averages for the number of hours with sun at dozens of cities throughout China.
You can jump to a separate table for each section of the country: North China, Northeast China, East China, South Central China, Southwest China and Northwest China.
The annual totals are averages of weather data collected from 1961 to 1990.
North China
Total annual sunshine
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Beijing |
Beijing |
2748 |
| Hailar |
Inner Mongolia |
2805 |
| Taiyuan |
Shanxi |
2555 |
Northeast China
Average amount of sunshine yearly
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Qiqihar |
Heilongjiang |
2848 |
| Shenyang |
Liaoning |
2539 |
East China
Annual average sun
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Ganzhou |
Jiangxi |
1860 |
| Nanchang |
Jiangxi |
1865 |
| Qingdao |
Shandong |
2491 |
| Shanghai |
Shanghai |
1978 |
South Central China
Number of sunny hours a year on average
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Guangzhou |
Guangdong |
1773 |
| Haikou |
Hainan Island |
2186 |
| Macau |
Macau |
1966 |
| Nanning |
Guangxi |
1728 |
| Shantou |
Guangdong |
2015 |
| Zhengzhou |
Henan |
2302 |
Southwest China
Average total sunshine yearly
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Chengdu |
Sichuan |
1172 |
| Kunming |
Yunnan |
2327 |
Northwest China
Annual average sun
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Altay |
Xinjiang |
2989 |
| Jiuquan |
Gansu |
3056 |
| Kashi |
Xinjiang |
2744 |
| Lanzhou |
Gansu |
2520 |
| Ruoqiang |
Xinjiang |
3103 |
| Xi'an |
Shaanxi |
1907 |
| Yinchuan |
Ningxia |
2977 |