Guangzhou

City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Canton Tower 20220626 (cropped)

Canton Tower 20220626 (cropped): Tim Wu, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Guangzhou is a city in China, in Guangdong. About 18.7 million people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of China in our atlas.

It lies at 23.12° N, 113.25° E, about 15 m (49 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Guangzhou. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Guangzhou has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 8°C (47°F). Around 1,729 mm (68 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.

20°8°Jan4923°11°Feb4126°15°Mar9629°19°Apr15230°23°May29831°25°Jun33231°25°Jul21332°25°Aug24430°23°Sep17829°19°Oct5526°14°Nov4121°9°Dec30mm

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

CITIC Plaza
CITIC PlazaSkyscraper in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Guangzhou International Finance Center
Guangzhou International Finance CenterBuilding in Guangzhou, China
CTF Finance Centre
CTF Finance CentreSupertall skyscraper in Guangzhou, China
Tianhe Stadium
Tianhe StadiumStadium
Leatop Plaza
Leatop PlazaBuilding
Grand International Mansion
Grand International Mansion360-meter skyscraper located in Guangdong
Guangzhou Opera House
Guangzhou Opera HouseBuilding in Guangzhou, China
Guangzhou Circle
Guangzhou CircleBuilding in Guangdong, China

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

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Canton Tower 20220626 (cropped): Tim Wu, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Guangzhou CITIC Plaza DSC02461: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • GZIFC: 慕尼黑啤酒, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre 02-10-2018: Milkomède, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Tianhe Stadium: Alexchen4836, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • LEATOP PLAZA: CRCHF, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • The Pinnacle (Guangzhou, China) indexxrus: IndexxRus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Guangzhou Opera House(Near): Mr a, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Guangzhou Circle 3: Midip, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)