Changchun
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Changchun Montage 2017: Montage by 嗷大喵 (嗷大喵), CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Changchun is a city in China, in Jilin. About 5.7 million people live in the city proper, making it the 28th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 43.88° N, 125.32° E, about 206 m (676 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Changchun. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Changchun has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -22°C (-8°F). Around 634 mm (25 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
- Jilin · 99 km
- Harbin · 233 km
- Fushun · 247 km
- Shenyang · 277 km
- Daqing · 301 km
- Anshan · 358 km
- Panjin · 402 km
- Jinzhou · 455 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2038180 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q92161 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Changchun Montage 2017: Montage by 嗷大喵 (嗷大喵), CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Changchun Sports Center (1): Francesc Fort, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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