Jinzhong
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Jinzhong is a city in China, in Shanxi. About 1.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 146th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 37.68° N, 112.75° E, about 821 m (2,694 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Jinzhong. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Jinzhong has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -11°C (11°F). Around 504 mm (20 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.
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- Taiyuan · 27 km
- Lüliang · 143 km
- Shijiazhuang · 157 km
- Changzhi · 169 km
- Handan · 193 km
- Anyang · 227 km
- Datong · 272 km
- Baoding · 272 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 10942283 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.