Climate in China
674 cities in China, compared on thirty-year climate normals. Open any city for its month-by-month record, or take the quiz to see which of them fits the weather you actually like.
- Hottest summers
- Turpan
average high 101°F (39°C) in the warmest month
- Mildest winters
- Sanya
coldest-month lows near 65°F (19°C)
- Driest
- Dunhuang
1.4 in (37 mm) of rain a year
- Wettest
- Lushui
101.9 in (2590 mm) of rain a year
The 40 largest cities
| City | Warmest-month high | Coldest-month low | Rain a year | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 88°F (31°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 51.7 in (1312 mm) | 24.9M people |
| Beijing | 89°F (32°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 21.5 in (545 mm) | 21.9M people |
| ShenzhenGuangdong | 87°F (31°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 67.8 in (1721 mm) | 17.5M people |
| GuangzhouGuangdong | 89°F (32°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 74.4 in (1889 mm) | 16.1M people |
| ChengduSichuan | 86°F (30°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 41.6 in (1056 mm) | 13.6M people |
| Tianjin | 89°F (31°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 23.3 in (591 mm) | 11.1M people |
| WuhanHubei | 90°F (32°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 57.5 in (1462 mm) | 10.4M people |
| DongguanGuangdong | 88°F (31°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 75.7 in (1922 mm) | 9.6M people |
| Xi’anShaanxi | 89°F (32°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 31.4 in (797 mm) | 9.6M people |
| NanjingJiangsu | 89°F (31°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 48.3 in (1227 mm) | 9.3M people |
| HangzhouZhejiang | 91°F (33°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 58.2 in (1478 mm) | 9.2M people |
| FoshanGuangdong | 89°F (32°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 73.9 in (1877 mm) | 9.0M people |
| Chongqing | 90°F (32°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 49.3 in (1253 mm) | 7.5M people |
| WuzhongNingxia | 88°F (31°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 9.8 in (249 mm) | 7.2M people |
| QingdaoShandong | 81°F (27°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 28.4 in (722 mm) | 7.2M people |
| ShenyangLiaoning | 84°F (29°C) | 3°F (-16°C) | 31.3 in (795 mm) | 7.0M people |
| SuzhouJiangsu | 89°F (32°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 55.8 in (1418 mm) | 6.7M people |
| Kunming | 76°F (25°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 57.6 in (1463 mm) | 5.6M people |
| HarbinHeilongjiang | 81°F (27°C) | -10°F (-24°C) | 25.1 in (638 mm) | 5.2M people |
| HefeiAnhui | 89°F (32°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 43.8 in (1113 mm) | 5.0M people |
| DalianLiaoning | 80°F (27°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 24.4 in (621 mm) | 4.9M people |
| ChangchunJilin | 82°F (28°C) | -4°F (-20°C) | 26.1 in (663 mm) | 4.7M people |
| XiamenFujian | 88°F (31°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 56 in (1421 mm) | 4.6M people |
| Bao'anGuangdong | 87°F (30°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 67.9 in (1724 mm) | 4.5M people |
| WuxiJiangsu | 89°F (32°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 53.3 in (1354 mm) | 4.4M people |
| JinanShandong | 89°F (32°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 23.9 in (607 mm) | 4.3M people |
| TaiyuanShanxi | 86°F (30°C) | 17°F (-9°C) | 18.8 in (476 mm) | 4.3M people |
| ZhengzhouHenan | 90°F (32°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 28 in (711 mm) | 4.3M people |
| ShijiazhuangHebei | 90°F (32°C) | 20°F (-6°C) | 20.4 in (519 mm) | 3.9M people |
| ZhongshanGuangdong | 88°F (31°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 66.5 in (1688 mm) | 3.8M people |
| NanningGuangxi | 88°F (31°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 62.4 in (1584 mm) | 3.8M people |
| ShantouGuangdong | 86°F (30°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 59.3 in (1507 mm) | 3.8M people |
| FuzhouFujian | 90°F (32°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 63.4 in (1609 mm) | 3.7M people |
| NingboZhejiang | 90°F (32°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 62.5 in (1586 mm) | 3.7M people |
| PuyangZhejiang | 92°F (33°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 63.4 in (1611 mm) | 3.6M people |
| ShiyanHubei | 88°F (31°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 32.8 in (833 mm) | 3.5M people |
| TangshanHebei | 87°F (31°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 25.5 in (647 mm) | 3.4M people |
| LüliangShanxi | 85°F (30°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 22.4 in (568 mm) | 3.3M people |
| ChangzhouJiangsu | 89°F (32°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 49.5 in (1258 mm) | 3.3M people |
| ZiboShandong | 89°F (32°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 25.7 in (653 mm) | 3.1M people |
More cities in China
Anhui
Fuyang, Huainan, Suzhou, Lu’an, Wuhu, Bozhou, Huaibei, Bengbu, Anqing, Chuzhou, Xuancheng, Ma’anshan, Chizhou, Huangshan, Tongling, Taozhou, Jieshou, Chaohu
Chongqing
Wanzhou, Wanxian, Banan, Hechuan, Fuling, Beibei, Zitong, Bachuan, Gunan, Nanchuan, Bishan, Jijiang, Hanfeng, Yongchuan, Guixi, Huixing, Changyuan, Yangcheng, Fengcheng, Lizhi, Yong’an, Nanjin, Qianjiang, Sanhe, Liangping, Shenglilu, Shuanglonghu, Longshui, Nanbin, Wushan, Baisha, Wansheng, Hanjia, Taibai, Zhonghe, Pailou
Fujian
Putian, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Longyan, Sanming, Zhangzhou, Nanping, Ningde, Fuding, Songcheng, Fu’an, Wuyishan, Shaowu
Gansu
Lanzhou, Qingyang, Tianshui, Wuwei, Zhangye, Pingliang, Jiuquan, Dingxi, Baiyin, Linxia Chengguanzhen, Jiayuguan, Jinchang, Dunhuang, Gangu Chengguanzhen
Guangdong
Huizhou, Yunfu, Zhuhai, Jieyang, Jiangmen, Chaozhou, Qingyuan, Zhaoqing, Zhanjiang, Maoming, Yangjiang, Luohu District, Shaoguan, Meizhou, Puning, Changsha, Shanwei, Heyuan, Tanzhou, Shiqi, Tantou, Gaozhou, Xingning, Donghai, Shijie, Huanggang, Longgang, Daliang, Gongheyong, Humen, Jing’an, Licheng, Anbu, Sanshui, Yangchun, Chenghua, Taishan, Shuizhai, Jieshi, Shiqiao, Hepo, Nantou, Jiazi, Santo António, Shajing, Danshui, Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Huicheng, Haimen, Lecheng, Luoyang, Bao'an Centre, Dasha, Anliu, Pingshan, Maba, Encheng, Shilong, Shaping, Wuchuan, Hedong, Huacheng, Lianjiang
Guangxi
Guilin, Liuzhou, Qinzhou, Guigang, Yulin, Hezhou, Laibin, Wuzhou, Baise, Beihai, Chongzuo, Hechi, Yangshuo, Fangchenggang, Beiliu, Hepu, Yizhou, Pingxiang
Hebei
Baoding, Handan, Sanhe, Langfang, Xingtai, Qinhuangdao, Zhangjiakou, Luancheng, Cangzhou, Hengshui, Chengde, Xuanhua, Jizhou, Zhengding, Dingzhou, Xinji, Shanhaiguan, Shahecheng, Linshui, Linxi
Heilongjiang
Daqing, Qiqihar, Hegang, Mudanjiang, Shuangyashan, Jiamusi, Daxing’anling, Bei’an, Jixi, Qitaihe, Hulan Ergi, Suihua, Fendou, Heihe, Aihui, Anda, Hengshan, Yichun, Zhaodong, Longfeng, Honggang, Acheng, Hailin, Shangzhi, Shuangcheng, Baoshan, Lianhe, Zhaozhou, Hailun, Didao, Hulan, Nehe, Tieli, Longjiang
Henan
Shangqiu, Nanyang, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Luohe, Xuchang, Xinyang, Anyang, Xinxiang, Pingdingshan, Jiaozuo, Zhumadian, Sanmenxia, Puyang, Hebi, Zhoukou, Dengzhou, Tanghe, Jiyuan, Zhenping, Puyang Chengguanzhen
Hubei
Yichang, Xiangyang, Jingzhou, Xiaogan, Huangshi, E’zhou, Jingmen, Suizhou, Xianning, Huanggang, Daye, Enshi, Chengzhong, Laohekou, Xiantao, Jingling, Wuxue, Ezhou, Zaoyang, Qianjiang, Xindi, Zhicheng, Guangshui, Puqi, Macheng, Huangzhou, Xiulin, Lichuan, Zhongxiang, Buhe, Yezhou
Hunan
Changsha, Changde, Guankou, Heshan, Zhuzhou, Hengyang, Yongzhou, Yueyang, Xiangtan, Chenzhou, Shaoyang, Huaihua, Loudi, Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang, Wugang, Leiyang, Shaoshan, Lengshuijiang, Jishou
Inner Mongolia
Hohhot, Baotou, Ordos, Bayan Nur, Ulanqab, Xilinhot, Hulunbuir, Chifeng, Tongliao, Jining, Wuhai, Hailar, Ulanhot, Wūdān, Jiagedaqi, Zhalantun, Wuda, Xilin Hot, Yakeshi, Jalai Nur, Salaqi
Jiangsu
Huai'an, Nantong, Kunshan, Lianyungang, Jiangyin, Changshu, Yancheng, Taizhou, Yangzhou, Suqian, Zhangjiagang, Yixing, Xuzhou, Zhenjiang, Taicang, Yunlong, Pizhou, Tongshan, Xinyi, Dongtai, Rugao, Suicheng, Peicheng, Zhenzhou, Fengcheng, Jiawang, Datun, Xinghua
Jiangxi
Nanchang, Ganzhou, Jiujiang, Shangrao, Fuzhou, Yichun, Pingxiang, Xinyu, Ji’an, Jingdezhen, Pengze, Yingtan, Jinfeng, Jianchang, Bashan
Jilin
Jilin, Siping, Tonghua, Longshan, Yanji, Baicheng, Baishan, Jiutai, Dunhua, Gongzhuling, Huadian, Fuyu, Yushu, Jiaohe, Longjing, Songyuan, Taonan, Dehui, Jishu
Liaoning
Anshan, Fushun, Panjin, Benxi, Huludao, Fuxin, Liaoyang, Dandong, Panshan, Jinzhou, Yingkou, Wafangdian, Chaoyang, Tieling, Lianshan, Jinzhou, Haicheng, Beipiao, Dongling, Nanpiao, Beining, Sujiatun, Jiupu, Fengcheng, Kaiyuan, Pulandian
Other cities
Shaanxi
Baoji, Weinan, Xianyang, Hanzhong, Ankang, Shangluo, Yan’an, Tongchuan, Huayin, Tongchuanshi, Yintai, Chenggu, Wayaobu
Shandong
Linyi, Yantai, Weifang, Tai’an, Heze, Jining, Liaocheng, Zhu Cheng City, Dongying, Laiwu, Zaozhuang, Weihai, Binzhou, Dezhou, Rizhao, Jiaozhou, Pingdu, Zhucheng, Shouguang, Gaomi, Anqiu, Laixi, Changyi, Linqu, Zoucheng, Changle, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xintai, Laizhou, Laiyang, Boshan, Jingzhi, Xiazhen, Nancun, Zhoucun, Zhaoyuan, Tianfu, Mingshui, Qingnian, Chengtangcun, Yidu, Xinzhai
Shanghai
Minhang, Baoshan, Songjiang, Jiading, Qingpu, Putuo, Yangpu, Fengxiang, Xuhui, Jing’an, Zhabei, Jinshan, Changning, Hongkou, Dachang, Nanqiao, Qibao, Gucun, Changzheng, Yanghang, Xinqiao, Pengpu, Yuepu, Xiayang, Gaojing, Songnan, Zhujing, Luodian, Chengqiao
Shanxi
Datong, Jinzhong, Changzhi, Linfen, Yangquan, Changzhi, Yuncheng, Xinzhou, Jincheng, Yongji, Shuozhou, Yuci
Sichuan
Bazhong, Nanchong, Dazhou, Mianyang, Zigong, Neijiang, Meishan, Luzhou, Ziyang, Guang’an, Yibin, Panzhihua, Deyang, Leshan, Suining, Ya'an, Guangyuan, Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan, Xichang, Luojiang, Gaoping, Pingwu County, Hejiang, Fuji, Jiangyou, Xunchang, Gulin, Xuyong, Kangding
Tibet
Xinjiang
Ürümqi, Shihezi, Korla, Aqsu, Kashgar, Gujangbagh, Huocheng, Artux, Xinyuan, Turpan, Ghulja, Karamay, Hami, Bole, Changji, Jinshanlu, Tacheng, Wujiaqu, Tumxuk, Shache, Ālā'ĕr, Xincheng
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