Changsha
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Changsha is a city in China, in Hunan. About 3.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 53rd largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 28.20° N, 112.97° E, about 67 m (220 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Changsha. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Changsha has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 0°C (33°F). Around 1,560 mm (61 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.
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
- Zhuzhou · 44 km
- Guankou · 64 km
- Heshan · 74 km
- Yichun · 146 km
- Hengyang · 149 km
- Changde · 155 km
- Yongzhou · 238 km
- Jingzhou · 251 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1815577 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q49280524 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Changsha International Finance Square: The Wharf（Holdings）Limited, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mao Zedong youth art sculpture 4: Li Ming (sculptor), CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Helong Stadium: Calton, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Entrance of Hunan Museum, 2018-09-28: Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Far view of Changsha Museum, picture2: Huangdan2060, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Li Zijian Art Museum in 2017: Huangdan2060, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
