Huairou Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Huairou, Beijing Area, China. The numbers reflect climate data gathered over a 30-year period, from 1990 to 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Huairou experiences sunny spells throughout the year. The sunniest month, May, sees up to 270 hours of sunshine, while December, the least sunny month, still provides a respectable 172 hours. The total annual sunshine amounts to 2500 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you can enjoy sunny spells year-round. May sees up to 9.0 hours of daily sunshine, perfect for a sunny trip. December, the least sunny month, still offers a generous 5.7 hours of sun despite this cloudier / rainier time of the year.

Average percent of sunshine

On average the sun shines 65% of the time during the day in January, the highest percentage of any month. July has the lowest percentage at 47%.

Huairou enjoys an average of 2500 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

The city of Rome, Italy, experiences 2470 hours of sunshine annually, adding to its charm as a year-round tourist destination.

In contrast, Tromsø , Norway, receives only about 1270 hours of sunshine per year, known for the polar night with no sunlight for weeks during winter.

Beijing, China, has 2505 hours of sunshine annually, with clear, sunny days in winter.

Adelaide, Australia, enjoys 2770 hours of sunshine annually, with long, sunny summers.

July, Huairou’s wettest month, receives 182 mm (7.2 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 32°C (90°F). During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of 2°C (36°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Huairou Precipitation page.