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VanSky index for Caohui, China — 76 out of 100 (Comfortable). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed every 3 hours from real weather observations.
Caohui, China — VanSky 78 out of 100. Comfortable for a route. Ranked #1181 of 2387 cities in the country (as of 31 May 2026). Temperature 23°C, wind 6 km/h. Solar panels yield 0.4 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy.
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Weather index for vanlifers: from 0 to 100. Calculated daily from real weather data — temperature, precipitation, wind and sun.
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Updated: 30.05.2026
Diesel
$1.25 /l
CNY8.46 · €1.07/l
42 of 127
cheaper than 68% of countries
Petrol
$1.30 /l
CNY8.77 · €1.11/l
49 of 126
cheaper than 62% of countries
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