Putian
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Sanshan, Xitianwei, Putian (20170124121511): N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Putian is a city in China, in Fujian. About 1.5 million people live in the city proper, making it the 105th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 25.44° N, 119.01° E, about 23 m (75 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Putian. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Putian has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 4°C (39°F). Around 1,406 mm (55 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.
What to eat in ChinaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Quanzhou · 72 km
- Fuzhou · 75 km
- Jinjiang · 81 km
- Xiamen · 141 km
- Longyan · 204 km
- Rui’an · 308 km
- Chaozhou · 311 km
- Shantou · 329 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1798449 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q68579 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Sanshan, Xitianwei, Putian (20170124121511): N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)