Haikou
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Haikou skyline 6 - 2009 09 07: Anna Frodesiak, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Haikou is a city in China, in Hainan. About 3.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 55th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 20.03° N, 110.35° E, about 9 m (30 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Haikou. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Haikou has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 30°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 17°C (62°F). Around 1,841 mm (72 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
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
- Zhanjiang · 133 km
- Lianjiang · 179 km
- Maoming · 191 km
- Sanya · 216 km
- Yangjiang · 263 km
- Xinyi · 267 km
- Qinzhou · 279 km
- Yulin · 289 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1809078 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q189823 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Haikou skyline 6 - 2009 09 07: Anna Frodesiak, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Haikou Century Bridge viewed from Haidian Island - 01: Anna Frodesiak, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Hainan Museum 01: Anna Frodesiak, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Baishamen Park - front entrance - 01: Anna Frodesiak, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Golden Bull Mountain Ridge Park - 07: Anna Frodesiak, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Haikou City Stadium 02: Anna Frodesiak, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Haikou People's Park - 05: Anna Frodesiak, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Hainan Centre for the Performing Arts: Anna Frodesiak, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
