Shiyan
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
DFYZ view backhill: Danielinblue, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Shiyan is a city in China, in Hubei. About 3.5 million people live in the city proper, making it the 46th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 32.65° N, 110.78° E, about 247 m (810 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Shiyan. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Shiyan has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (23°F). Around 829 mm (33 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
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
- Xiangyang · 144 km
- Nanyang · 170 km
- Yichang · 220 km
- Weinan · 238 km
- Xi’an · 249 km
- Xianyang · 270 km
- Luoyang · 273 km
- Jingzhou · 287 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1794903 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q71227 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- DFYZ view backhill: Danielinblue, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)