Lanzhou
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
兰州皋兰山201905: Pieceofmetalwork, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Lanzhou is a city in China, in Gansu. About 4.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 38th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 36.06° N, 103.84° E, about 1,521 m (4,990 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Lanzhou. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Lanzhou has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 27°C (81°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -12°C (11°F). Around 432 mm (17 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
- Xining · 197 km
- Zhongwei · 202 km
- Wuwei · 234 km
- Tianshui · 237 km
- Wuzhong · 301 km
- Qingyang · 344 km
- Yinchuan · 345 km
- Baoji · 358 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1804430 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q183584 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 兰州皋兰山201905: Pieceofmetalwork, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- New Exhibition Building of the Gansu Provincial Museum: 幽灵巴尼, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Honglou Times Square 201905: Pieceofmetalwork, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Dongfanghong Metro Station L1: Pieceofmetalwork, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
