Jilin
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
吉林龙山观城 1: H2v5o68z, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Jilin is a city in China. About 1.9 million people live in the city proper, making it the 80th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 43.85° N, 126.56° E, about 188 m (617 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Jilin. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Jilin has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 29°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -22°C (-7°F). Around 669 mm (26 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
- Changchun · 99 km
- Harbin · 211 km
- Fushun · 302 km
- Daqing · 328 km
- Shenyang · 339 km
- Anshan · 416 km
- Panjin · 470 km
- Jinzhou · 530 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2036502 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q92277 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 吉林龙山观城 1: H2v5o68z, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)