Shenzhen
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Shenzhen is a city in China, in Guangdong. About 17.5 million people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 22.55° N, 114.07° E, about 4 m (13 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Shenzhen. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Shenzhen has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 12°C (54°F). Around 1,400 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.
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
- Bao'an · 19 km
- Zhuhai · 59 km
- Dongguan · 62 km
- Zhongshan · 71 km
- Huizhou · 72 km
- Jiangmen · 101 km
- Guangzhou · 105 km
- Foshan · 110 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1795565 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q28795105 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Shun Hing Square exterior southwest2021: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pingan International Finance Center2020: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- KK100 exterior southeast: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- SEG Plaza in Shenzhen2021: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower2020: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kai Kung Leng 2: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tai To Yan 1: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pak Tai To Yan Summit: Nhk9, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
