Fuzhou
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Fuzhou Taixi CBD: Listwiseafford, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Fuzhou is a city in China, in Fujian. About 4.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 39th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 26.06° N, 119.31° E, about 14 m (46 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Fuzhou. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Fuzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 30°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 6°C (43°F). Around 1,527 mm (60 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
- Putian · 75 km
- Quanzhou · 146 km
- Jinjiang · 156 km
- Xiamen · 214 km
- Rui’an · 233 km
- Longyan · 253 km
- Wenzhou · 254 km
- Shangrao · 298 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1810821 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q68481 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Fuzhou Taixi CBD: Listwiseafford, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 20210803 Shenglong Plaza: Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 817 Road in Fuzhou: Davidzdh, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
