Putuo
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Putuo is a city in China, in Shanghai. About 1.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 144th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 31.25° N, 121.39° E, about 10 m (33 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Putuo. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Putuo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). 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 1,241 mm (49 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
- Shanghai · 7 km
- Xuhui · 8 km
- Pudong · 11 km
- Yangpu · 12 km
- Minhang · 16 km
- Baoshan · 20 km
- Jiading · 20 km
- Qingpu · 28 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1798439 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Peoples Square: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tomorrow Square: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Plaza 66 2008: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center at night 2011-10-11 cropped: Mätes II., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Shanghai Zoo ticket office: Ctny, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- C121 Shanghai Wheelock Square: Ferox Seneca, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 美术馆建筑DSC 9557: Art Museum Photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Maxdo building shanghai: Lobo76, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
