Dazhou
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Dazhou is a city in China, in Sichuan. About 1.6 million people live in the city proper, making it the 100th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 31.21° N, 107.46° E, about 292 m (958 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Dazhou. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Dazhou has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 0°C (33°F). Around 1,211 mm (48 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
- Bazhong · 100 km
- Wanzhou · 101 km
- Nanchong · 139 km
- Chongqing · 202 km
- Hanzhong · 211 km
- Mianyang · 266 km
- Neijiang · 291 km
- Chengdu · 328 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1813325 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q427488 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 万源-向前广场 - panoramio: Nyx Ning, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)