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Vast — tropical south, dry north, cold interior. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Shanghai · Beijing · Shenzhen · Guangzhou · Chengdu · Tianjin

Browse all 111 cities in China

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Cfa

Humid subtropical

45 cities
Shanghaipop 24.9MWuhanpop 10.4MNanjingpop 9.3MHangzhoupop 9.2MChongqingpop 7.5MSuzhoupop 6.7MPudongpop 5.7MHefeipop 5.0MXiamenpop 4.6MWuxipop 4.4MNanningpop 3.8MFuzhoupop 3.7M
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Cwa

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical

33 cities
Shenzhenpop 17.5MGuangzhoupop 16.1MChengdupop 13.6MDongguanpop 9.6MFoshanpop 9.0MQingdaopop 7.2MBao'anpop 4.5MJinanpop 4.3MZhengzhoupop 4.3MZhongshanpop 3.8MShiyanpop 3.5MZibopop 3.1M
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BSk

Cold semi-arid

11 cities
Beijingpop 19.0MTianjinpop 11.1MXi’anpop 9.6MTaiyuanpop 4.3MShijiazhuangpop 3.9MLanzhoupop 3.0MHohhotpop 2.4MBaotoupop 2.1MOrdospop 1.9MDatongpop 1.9MBaojipop 1.4M
Dwa

Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental

11 cities
Shenyangpop 7.0MHarbinpop 5.2MDalianpop 4.9MChangchunpop 4.7MTangshanpop 3.4MLüliangpop 3.3MYantaipop 2.2MQingyangpop 2.1MJilinpop 1.9MDaqingpop 1.6MAnshanpop 1.4M
BWk

Cold desert

3 cities
Wuzhongpop 7.2MBayan Nurpop 1.8MYinchuanpop 1.5M
Csa

Hot-summer Mediterranean

3 cities
Shantoupop 3.8MJieyangpop 1.9MChaozhoupop 1.8M
Cwb

Subtropical highland

2 cities
Kunmingpop 3.9MLhasapop 119k
Dsa

Mediterranean-influenced hot-summer humid continental

1 city
Ürümqipop 3.0M
Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)

1 city
Haikoupop 2.9M
Dwb

Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental

1 city
Xiningpop 1.7M

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across China.

Shanghai
Humid subtropicalCfa
Beijing
Cold semi-aridBSk
Shenzhen
Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa
Guangzhou
Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa
Chengdu
Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa
Tianjin
Cold semi-aridBSk

Climate types in China

China spans 10 climate types. The 8 most widespread:

Cfa Humid subtropical · 45 citiesCwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical · 33 citiesDwa Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental · 11 citiesBSk Cold semi-arid · 11 citiesCsa Hot-summer Mediterranean · 3 citiesBWk Cold desert · 3 citiesCwb Subtropical highland · 2 citiesAw Tropical savanna (dry winter) · 1 city

… and 2 more.

Climate records across China — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Haikou (77.4 °F avg) · Coolest Daqing (41.3 °F avg) · Wettest Zhongshan (80 in/yr) · Driest Yinchuan (7 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of China sits well between them.