Yichang
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Yichang skyline 5: Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Yichang is a city in China, in Hubei. About 1.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 128th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 30.71° N, 111.28° E, about 63 m (207 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Yichang. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Yichang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -2°C (29°F). Around 1,201 mm (47 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
- Jingzhou · 95 km
- Xiangyang · 169 km
- Changde · 191 km
- Shiyan · 220 km
- Heshan · 259 km
- Wanzhou · 276 km
- Nanyang · 281 km
- Wuhan · 285 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1786764 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q71266 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Yichang skyline 5: Fxqf, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)