Ningbo
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Ningbo South Business District 24-09-2018: Milkomède, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ningbo is a city in China, in Zhejiang. About 3.7 million people live in the city proper, making it the 44th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 29.88° N, 121.55° E, about 15 m (49 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Ningbo. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ningbo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 1°C (33°F). Around 1,443 mm (57 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.
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
- Cixi · 44 km
- Shaoxing · 94 km
- Fengxiang · 109 km
- Jiaxing · 124 km
- Songjiang · 132 km
- Taizhou · 135 km
- Minhang · 138 km
- Hangzhou · 141 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1799397 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q42780 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Ningbo South Business District 24-09-2018: Milkomède, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Ningbo Center 2025-07-20: Cz4523, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mingzhou Bridge: Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tianyi Square 2019-07 01: Nbfreeh, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 宁波市体育发展中心东门: Cz4523, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- South Entrance of Ancestral Hall of Qin: Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
