Shenzhen vs Xi'an: which is better, month by month

Xi'an beats Shenzhen in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (87 vs 54) — while Shenzhen wins November to February; they are within 3 points in March.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Shenzhen vs Xi'an — all 12 months

MonthShenzhenXi'anWinnerGap
January83Anice, a little rain, poor air quality57Dcold, dry, poor air qualityShenzhen26
February87Anice, a little rain68Ccold, dry, poor air qualityShenzhen19
March81Awarm, rainy, muggy air81Acool, a little rain, poor air qualityTie0
April71Bhot, rainy, muggy air89Anice, a little rain, poor air qualityXi'an18
May54Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air87Awarm, a little rain, poor air qualityXi'an33
June41Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air74Bhot, rainy, poor air qualityXi'an33
July49Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air60Csweltering, soaked, poor air qualityXi'an11
August37Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air64Csweltering, rainy, poor air qualityXi'an27
September46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air74Bwarm, soaked, poor air qualityXi'an28
October65Chot, rainy, muggy air75Bnice, rainy, poor air qualityXi'an10
November79Bwarm, a little rain71Bcool, a little rain, poor air qualityShenzhen8
December90Snice, dry, poor air quality63Ccold, dry, poor air qualityShenzhen27

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (54 vs 87). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Shenzhen

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
December 90/100
Months won
4 of 12

Xi'an

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
April 89/100
Months won
7 of 12

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