Baoding
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Baoding is a city in China, in Hebei. About 2.7 million people live in the city proper, making it the 60th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 38.87° N, 115.46° E, about 15 m (49 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Baoding. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Baoding has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -8°C (17°F). Around 515 mm (20 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in ChinaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Shijiazhuang · 125 km
- Beijing · 140 km
- Tianjin · 151 km
- Datong · 231 km
- Tangshan · 250 km
- Handan · 265 km
- Jinzhong · 269 km
- Liaocheng · 273 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1816971 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q58584 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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