Suzhou
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
东方之门1: 铁头娃蛤蛤, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Suzhou is a city in China, in Jiangsu. About 6.7 million people live in the city proper, making it the 23rd largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 31.30° N, 120.60° E, about 10 m (33 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Suzhou. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Suzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -1°C (30°F). Around 1,209 mm (48 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.
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
- Kunshan · 35 km
- Changshu · 40 km
- Wuxi · 41 km
- Qingpu · 52 km
- Jiading · 62 km
- Zhangjiagang · 62 km
- Jiaxing · 63 km
- Songjiang · 67 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1886760 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q42622 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 东方之门1: 铁头娃蛤蛤, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 20090905 Suzhou Lion Grove Garden 4520: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Gate of the Orient DJI 0347 (2): David290, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Suzhou IFS 27-10-2018: Milkomède, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Suzhou Museum, China (2015) - 03: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Suzhou Zhongnan Tower: Jackedi07, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) - West Bank of Jin Ji Lake: Donaldytong, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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