Shaoguan
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Skyline Shaoguan gesehen vom Furong Tempel am 26.05.23: Schorsch76, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Shaoguan is a city in China, in Guangdong. About 1.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 174th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 24.80° N, 113.58° E, about 69 m (226 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Shaoguan. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Shaoguan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 30°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 3°C (38°F). Around 1,750 mm (69 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in May.
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
- Qingyuan · 134 km
- Ganzhou · 179 km
- Guangzhou · 190 km
- Dongguan · 199 km
- Foshan · 202 km
- Huizhou · 205 km
- Hezhou · 208 km
- Zhaoqing · 225 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1795874 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q59107 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Skyline Shaoguan gesehen vom Furong Tempel am 26.05.23: Schorsch76, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)