Meishan

City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

陈庆红作品-湖畔霞光之老水车 - panoramio

陈庆红作品-湖畔霞光之老水车 - panoramio: 陈庆红作品, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Meishan is a city in China, in Sichuan. About 1.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 164th largest city of China in our atlas.

It lies at 30.04° N, 103.84° E, about 423 m (1,388 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.

Location

Red dot: Meishan. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Meishan has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 1°C (33°F). Around 1,206 mm (47 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.

10°1°Jan1414°3°Feb1819°8°Mar4224°13°Apr7728°17°May11330°20°Jun15331°23°Jul26230°22°Aug27327°18°Sep14222°14°Oct6917°8°Nov2911°2°Dec14mm

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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Sources

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Photo credits
  • 陈庆红作品-湖畔霞光之老水车 - panoramio: 陈庆红作品, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)