Zhongwei
City in China: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Yellow River in Shapotou town, Zhongwei, Ningxia IGP4683: w0zny, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Zhongwei is a city in China, in Ningxia. About 1.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 152nd largest city of China in our atlas.
It lies at 37.51° N, 105.19° E, about 1,227 m (4,026 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Shanghai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Zhongwei. Green dots: other major cities of China. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Zhongwei has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -12°C (10°F). Around 226 mm (9 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.
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
- Wuzhong · 103 km
- Yinchuan · 143 km
- Lanzhou · 201 km
- Wuwei · 230 km
- Qingyang · 294 km
- Xining · 318 km
- Tianshui · 329 km
- Baoji · 393 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1784285 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q197922 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Yellow River in Shapotou town, Zhongwei, Ningxia IGP4683: w0zny, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)