Nanchong
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Nanchong night: Mengyl97, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Nanchong is a city in China, in Sichuan. About 1.9 million people live in the city proper, making it the 83rd largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 30.80° N, 106.08° E, about 287 m (942 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Nanchong. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Nanchong has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 0°C (33°F). Around 1,019 mm (40 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.
What to eat in ChinaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Bazhong · 135 km
- Dazhou · 139 km
- Chongqing · 144 km
- Mianyang · 153 km
- Neijiang · 166 km
- Chengdu · 193 km
- Zigong · 204 km
- Wanzhou · 220 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1800146 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q426996 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Nanchong night: Mengyl97, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)