Zhengzhou
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Climate normals · 2016–2025
When to go: Zhengzhou month by month
Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Zhengzhou are typically March, April and October, with average daytime highs around 18–24°C. July is usually the warmest month (average high 33°C), January the coldest (average low -3°C), and August the wettest (about 161 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.
| Month | Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | Rain (mm) | Sunshine (h/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8 | -2.9 | 16 | 6.8 |
| February | 10.7 | -0.4 | 17 | 7.7 |
| March | 17.9 | 6.3 | 21 | 8.3 |
| April | 23.5 | 12.1 | 31 | 8.5 |
| May | 29.0 | 17.7 | 40 | 9.1 |
| June | 33.0 | 22.7 | 78 | 9.2 |
| July | 33.3 | 24.8 | 158 | 9.3 |
| August | 31.3 | 23.6 | 161 | 9.1 |
| September | 27.7 | 18.9 | 117 | 7.6 |
| October | 20.4 | 11.7 | 55 | 6.2 |
| November | 15.3 | 5.7 | 22 | 6.8 |
| December | 8.6 | -1.3 | 13 | 7.2 |
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- Documented history · 1950
Since 1950, archaeological finds in the Zhengzhou Shang City, a Shang capital city located near the historical center of Zhengzhou, have provided evidence of Shang settlements in the area around 1600 BC.
- Documented history · 1050
The Zhengzhou site, nevertheless, remained occupied; Zhou (post-1050 BC) tombs have also been discovered.
- Documented history · 1127
It achieved great importance under the Sui (AD 581–618), Tang (618–907), and early Song (960–1127) dynasties, when it was the terminus of the New Bian Canal, which joined the Yellow River to the northwest.
- Documented history · 1903
In 1903 the Beijing–Hankou Railway arrived at Zhengzhou, and in 1909 the first stage of the Longhai Railway gave it an east–west link to Kaifeng and Luoyang; it later was extended eastward to the coast at Lianyungang, Jiangsu, and westward to Xi'an (Chang'an), Shaanxi, as well as
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01 · OverviewZhengzhou, in brief
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02 · HistoryHow Zhengzhou took shape
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03 · VisitVisiting Zhengzhou
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04 · Food & cultureFood and everyday culture in Zhengzhou
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05 · ArtsArts and cultural life in Zhengzhou
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06 · EconomyWork and the economy in Zhengzhou
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07 · SafetySafety and practical guidance for Zhengzhou
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01 · Q&AWhere is Zhengzhou located and what are its coordinates?
Zhengzhou is situated in China at geographic coordinates 34.7578, 113.6486 with an elevation of an elevation monitored in local geographic surveys.
02 · Q&AWhat is the population and time zone of Zhengzhou?
Zhengzhou has a recorded population of approximately 4,253,913 and observes the Asia/Shanghai time zone (CNY).
03 · Q&AWhat languages and currency are used in Zhengzhou?
Official and commonly spoken languages in Zhengzhou include zh-CN, yue, wuu, dta, ug, za, and the circulating currency is CNY.
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