Luoyang
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
China Luoyang: Flickrmover, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Luoyang is a city in China, in Henan. About 1.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 124th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 34.67° N, 112.44° E, about 128 m (420 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Luoyang. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Luoyang has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -6°C (22°F). Around 660 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
- Zhengzhou · 111 km
- Xinxiang · 137 km
- Xuchang · 148 km
- Kaifeng · 171 km
- Changzhi · 178 km
- Nanyang · 185 km
- Luohe · 190 km
- Anyang · 238 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1801792 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q187136 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- China Luoyang: Flickrmover, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- New Luoyang City Museum - a: Gary Todd, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
