Xianyang
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Skyline of Xianyang (in sandstorm), April 28 2023: A Chinese ID, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Xianyang is a city in China, in Shaanxi. About 1.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 172nd largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 34.34° N, 108.70° E, about 387 m (1,270 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Xianyang. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Xianyang has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 33°C (92°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (23°F). Around 694 mm (27 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
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.
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- Xi’an · 23 km
- Weinan · 76 km
- Baoji · 134 km
- Qingyang · 181 km
- Hanzhong · 208 km
- Shiyan · 267 km
- Tianshui · 273 km
- Bazhong · 328 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1790353 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q497341 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Skyline of Xianyang (in sandstorm), April 28 2023: A Chinese ID, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)