Handan
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Handan is a city in China, in Hebei. About 1.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 127th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 36.61° N, 114.49° E, about 61 m (200 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Handan. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Handan has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -6°C (21°F). Around 570 mm (22 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
- Anyang · 58 km
- Changzhi · 132 km
- Liaocheng · 136 km
- Shijiazhuang · 159 km
- Xinxiang · 169 km
- Heze · 176 km
- Jinzhong · 195 km
- Kaifeng · 202 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1808963 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q28798577 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Handan Museum 2: H2v5o68z, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
