Zhengzhou
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
20220812 Central Business District of Zhengdong New Area: Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Zhengzhou is a city in China, in Henan. About 6.7 million people live in the city proper, making it the 24th largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 34.76° N, 113.65° E, about 104 m (341 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Zhengzhou. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Zhengzhou has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 34°C (94°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (23°F). Around 646 mm (25 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
- Xinxiang · 50 km
- Kaifeng · 60 km
- Xuchang · 83 km
- Luoyang · 111 km
- Luohe · 136 km
- Anyang · 163 km
- Changzhi · 166 km
- Heze · 175 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1784658 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q30340 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 20220812 Central Business District of Zhengdong New Area: Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 20220818 Hanghai Stadium 01: Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 郑州商城遗址1: Robinlun, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Zhengzhou Greenland Central Plaza: Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Zhengzhou City Museum: Gary Todd, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 20191005 Panoramic view of Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium: Windmemories, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
