China
Practical guide
China is in Eastern Asia. It has 1,406,585,000 inhabitants across 9,706,961 km². It borders 15 countries. Its capital is Beijing. People speak Chinese and the currency is the Chinese Yuan (CNY). Ezplora has pages for 22 of its cities, with month-by-month climate and the distances between them.
- Capital
- Beijing
- Population
- 1,406,585,000
- Area
- 9,706,961 km²
- Currency
- Chinese Yuan · CNY
- Languages
- Chinese
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Dialling code
- +86
- Domain
- .cn
When to go to China
The best months to visit Beijing are April, May and September. In Beijing, daytime highs go from 2° in January to 31° in June. The wettest month is July (206 mm) and the driest is February (4 mm). The rainy season runs from July to August. From November to March, nights drop below freezing.
Weather in Beijing month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 2° | 5° | 12° | 21° | 27° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 26° | 19° | 10° | 4° |
| low | -9° | -6° | 0° | 8° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 20° | 14° | 7° | -1° | -6° |
| rain | 5 mm | 4 mm | 9 mm | 15 mm | 31 mm | 75 mm | 206 mm | 159 mm | 45 mm | 17 mm | 7 mm | 5 mm |
1970–2000 normals (WorldClim 2.1). Monthly rainfall total.
Cities in China
- Beijingcapital · 47 m
- Shanghaisea level
- Shenzhen11 m
- Guangzhou15 m
- Chengdu494 m
- Tianjinsea level
- Wuhan23 m
- Dongguan14 m
- Xi'an414 m
- Weifang26 m
- Nanjing20 m
- Hangzhou11 m
- Foshansea level
- Chongqing282 m
- Dalian31 m
- Wuzhong1,132 m
- Qingdaosea level
- Yantai22 m
- Shenyang51 m
- Suzhousea level
- Guilin165 m
- Lhasa3,649 m
Distances in China
- Beijing → Shanghai1,219 km 2 h 3 min · 13 h 42 min
- Beijing → Shenzhen2,142 km 3 h 7 min · 24 h 2 min
- Beijing → Guangzhou2,125 km 3 h 3 min · 23 h 34 min
- Beijing → Chengdu1,786 km 2 h 36 min · 20 h 10 min
- Beijing → Tianjin124 km 53 min · 1 h 28 min
- Beijing → Wuhan1,143 km 2 h 2 min · 12 h 41 min
2 h 3 min · 
13 h 42 minNeighboring countries
- 🇦🇫 AfghanistanKabul
- 🇧🇹 BhutanThimphu
- 🇲🇲 MyanmarNaypyidaw
- 🇭🇰 Hong KongCity of Victoria
- 🇮🇳 IndiaNew Delhi
- 🇰🇿 KazakhstanAstana
- 🇳🇵 NepalKathmandu
- 🇰🇵 North KoreaPyongyang
- 🇰🇬 KyrgyzstanBishkek
- 🇱🇦 LaosVientiane
- 🇲🇳 MongoliaUlan Bator
- 🇵🇰 PakistanIslamabad
- 🇷🇺 RussiaMoscow
- 🇹🇯 TajikistanDushanbe
- 🇻🇳 VietnamHanoi
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of China?
The capital of China is Beijing.
What currency is used in China?
China uses the Chinese Yuan (CNY).
What language is spoken in China?
In China, people speak Chinese.
When is the best time to visit China?
The best months to visit Beijing are April, May and September. In Beijing, daytime highs go from 2° in January to 31° in June. The wettest month is July (206 mm) and the driest is February (4 mm). The rainy season runs from July to August. From November to March, nights drop below freezing.
Data from Banco Mundial, GeoNames and WorldClim. Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).