Wuwei
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Wuwei is a city in China, in Gansu. About 1.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 179th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 37.93° N, 102.63° E, about 1,542 m (5,059 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Wuwei. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Wuwei has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -12°C (11°F). Around 291 mm (11 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
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
- Xining · 163 km
- Zhongwei · 229 km
- Lanzhou · 233 km
- Wuzhong · 313 km
- Yinchuan · 324 km
- Tianshui · 461 km
- Qingyang · 503 km
- Bayan Nur · 520 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1803936 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q249007 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 20060423063512: Yaohua2000, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)