Mianyang
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Mianyang montage: 沧海夜风, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Mianyang is a city in China, in Sichuan. About 1.6 million people live in the city proper, making it the 103rd largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 31.47° N, 104.68° E, about 471 m (1,545 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Mianyang. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Mianyang has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 29°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -1°C (30°F). Around 896 mm (35 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
- Chengdu · 106 km
- Nanchong · 152 km
- Meishan · 177 km
- Bazhong · 200 km
- Neijiang · 212 km
- Zigong · 236 km
- Dazhou · 265 km
- Chongqing · 276 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1800627 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q426130 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Mianyang montage: 沧海夜风, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)