Jinan
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Jinanfromqianfoshan: Song Hongxiao, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Jinan is a city in China, in Shandong. About 8.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 18th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 36.67° N, 117.00° E, about 32 m (105 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Jinan. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Jinan has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -7°C (19°F). Around 737 mm (29 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
- Tai’an · 55 km
- Liaocheng · 92 km
- Zibo · 96 km
- Zoucheng · 141 km
- Jining · 145 km
- Yishui · 175 km
- Chengtangcun · 177 km
- Weifang · 187 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1805753 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q170247 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Jinanfromqianfoshan: Song Hongxiao, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- JinanOlympic: Xiehechaotian, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- SHANGDONGSPORTS: Waka77, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Daminglake from west 2007: Song Hongxiao, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Qianfoshan ridge: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Shandong Museum Building: Baomi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Skyline of CBD, Jinan, China (cropped): Ucabunx, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Jinan Zoo 2008121144836470: Jinan Zoo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Hundred Flower Pond of Jinan 2009-07: 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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