The tables below give December averages for the number of sunny days and hours of sunshine 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 month's totals are averages of weather data collected from 1961 to 1990.
North China
Total December sunshine
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Beijing |
Beijing |
188 |
| Hailar |
Inner Mongolia |
150 |
| Taiyuan |
Shanxi |
174 |
Northeast China
Average amount of sun in December
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Qiqihar |
Heilongjiang |
170 |
| Shenyang |
Liaoning |
151 |
East China
Average December sun
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Ganzhou |
Jiangxi |
143 |
| Nanchang |
Jiangxi |
136 |
| Qingdao |
Shandong |
182 |
| Shanghai |
Shanghai |
150 |
South Central China
Number of sunny hours in December on average
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Guangzhou |
Guangdong |
169 |
| Haikou |
Hainan Island |
146 |
| Macau |
Macau |
180 |
| Nanning |
Guangxi |
129 |
| Shantou |
Guangdong |
176 |
| Zhengzhou |
Henan |
161 |
Southwest China
Average total sunshine in December
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Chengdu |
Sichuan |
60 |
| Kunming |
Yunnan |
205 |
Northwest China
Average December sun
| Place |
Province or Region |
Hours |
| Altay |
Xinjiang |
136 |
| Jiuquan |
Gansu |
211 |
| Kashi |
Xinjiang |
159 |
| Lanzhou |
Gansu |
169 |
| Ruoqiang |
Xinjiang |
202 |
| Xi'an |
Shaanxi |
123 |
| Yinchuan |
Ningxia |
215 |