Datong
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
The skyline of Datong（Southgate）2019: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Datong is a city in China, in Shanxi. About 3.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 52nd largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 40.09° N, 113.29° E, about 1,054 m (3,458 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Datong. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Datong has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 29°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -17°C (1°F). Around 429 mm (17 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
- Hohhot · 160 km
- Baoding · 229 km
- Shijiazhuang · 249 km
- Taiyuan · 255 km
- Beijing · 265 km
- Jinzhong · 271 km
- Baotou · 299 km
- Ordos · 303 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2037799 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q72877 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- The skyline of Datong（Southgate）2019: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Datong jiulongbi: Gisling, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
