Liaoning, China
Dalian
Dalian is a major city in Liaoning, China, close to the sea. It has a population of about 7,450,785 (2020). The climate is classified as monsoon-influenced hot-summer continental (Köppen Dwa), with dry, cold winters and wet summers.
Now13°C
Best timeJun · Sep–Oct
Population7.45M
Local time22:24
38.91° N, 121.60° EElevation 33 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
Postal code116000October: high / low17° / 14°
Rain this month33mm
Sea this month19°
Best timeJun · Sep–Oct
Best: Jun · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Dalian at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:10 · 17:0710 h 57 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:20Next holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitJun · Sep–Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month25°C
Average high in August
Coolest month-4°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
141 mm of rain
Driest monthFebruary
7 mm of rain
Warmest sea24°C
August
Monuments nearby2+
within 3.3 km
How Dalian has grown
People living in the built-up area (516 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+114%1.69M in 1975 → 3.6M in 2025Weather in Dalian
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
13°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 9 km/h · humidity 70%
Today22 Oct16°13°
Fri23 Oct17°13°0.5 mm
Sat24 Oct19°13°
Sun25 Oct18°12°
Mon26 Oct15°12°
Tue27 Oct16°9°
Wed28 Oct15°12°
Thu29 Oct17°13°
Fri30 Oct14°9°
Sat31 Oct5°4°
When to go to Dalian
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 54 | 53 | 53 | 46 | 67 | 76 | 66 | 67 | 84 | 81 | 50 | 51 |
| High | 0° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 10° | 3° |
| Low | -4° | -2° | 1° | 7° | 12° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 6° | -1° |
| Rain (mm) | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 52 | 74 | 141 | 144 | 64 | 33 | 20 | 10 |
| Wet days | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Sea | 5° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 24° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 9° |
What's on in Dalian
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Dalian
2.9 km
Russian Buildings in Dalian
3.3 km
Modern Buildings on Zhongshan Square in Dalian
Museum3.3 km
大连现代博物馆Museum3.9 km
大连贝壳博物馆More museums: 世纪留声·世界音乐文化博物馆 · 大冷文化宫 · Dalian Museum · Dalian Xinghai Paleontological Fossil Museum · 大连理工大学博物馆 · 大连理工大学校史馆 · 大连紫檀艺术博物馆 · 大连美术馆 · Dalian Museum of Natural History · Dalian Shell Museum · 山海经艺术馆 · 工业文化展览馆
Outdoors around Dalian
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
东关街历史文化街区Theme parks
1.4 km胜利桥Viewpoints
3.1 kmDalian forest zooZoos
3.6 km莲花山观景台Viewpoints
3.7 km珊瑚世界Aquariums
5 kmGangdong No.5 TangquanHot springs & thermal baths
6.1 km欢乐雪世界滑雪场Ski area · 1 km of pistes · 2 lifts
7.8 km林海滑雪场Ski area · 2 km of pistes · 3 lifts
16 kmNature around Dalian
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Dalian
Earthquakes around Dalian
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Tropical storms · Dalian
Universities and research institutes
Dalian Maritime UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1909
Dalian Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1947
Dalian University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1949
Liaoning Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1951
Dalian Ocean UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1952
Dongbei University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1952
Dalian Jiaotong UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1956
Dalian Polytechnic UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1958
Liaoning Police CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1960
Dalian University of Foreign LanguagesUniversity or college · founded 1964
Liaoning Vocational College of Light IndustryUniversity or college · founded 1965
Air Force Fourth Workers UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1979
Dalian Vocational & Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1979
People's Liberation Army Navy Staff and Workers UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1984
Liaoning Metallurgical Staff UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1986
Dalian UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1987
Dalian Staff and Workers UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1989
Dalian Minzu UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1997
Zhongshan College of Dalian Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1999
Dalian Art CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2000
Dalian Neusoft University of InformationUniversity or college · founded 2000
Haihua College, Liaoning Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2000
Dalian University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 2001
Dalian Polytechnic University College of Arts and Information EngineeringUniversity or college · founded 2002
Liaoning University of International Business and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 2005
China Business Executives AcademyUniversity or college · founded 2006
Dalian Shipping CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2008
Dalian Equipment Manufacturing College, Dalian Equipment Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2009
Air Force Communication NCO AcademyUniversity or college
Dalian Auto Vocational Technical InstituteUniversity or college
Dalian Business Vocational CollegeUniversity or college
Dalian Institute of EducationUniversity or college
Dalian Maple Leaf College of TechnologyUniversity or college
Dalian Naval AcademyUniversity or college
Dalian Software Vocational UniversityUniversity or college
Dalian Translation and Interpretation CollegeUniversity or college
Dalian Workers' UniversityUniversity or college
Liaoning College of TaxationUniversity or college
Missouri State University Branch Campus DalianUniversity or college
Dalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1949
Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1950
Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron BeamsResearch institute · founded 1991
Dalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyResearch institute · founded 2006
Joint Institute of the Dalian University of Technology and Belarusian State UniversityResearch institute · founded 2017
Dalian Science and Technology BureauResearch institute
National Marine Environmental Monitoring CenterResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of CatalysisResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore EngineeringResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Fine ChemicalsResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction DynamicsResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial EquipmentResearch institute
Towns and villages around Dalian
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Gongrencun0.9 kmMinquan1 kmLianhua1.8 kmQingni2.2 kmShidaojie2.4 kmShikui2.6 kmXishan3.1 kmLinmao3.3 kmChunliu3.3 kmNansha3.5 kmQingyun4 kmXinqitun4 kmHongqi4.2 kmXinghai Renjia4.2 kmFumin4.2 kmLübo4.3 kmWangjiagou4.3 kmZhoujiatun4.5 kmLiujiaqiao4.5 kmXingnan4.6 kmTaoyuan4.7 kmXinghai Guangchang4.9 kmFujiazhuang5.1 kmXinghaitun5.2 kmGaojia5.3 kmXinglongtun5.7 kmWeijia Taizi6 kmYoujia6.1 kmZhoubei6.2 kmJinjiajie6.3 kmZhuanshantun6.4 kmGaojiatun6.4 kmNanshancun6.6 kmYangshugou6.8 kmJianshan7.1 kmToudaogou7.1 kmMiaolingcun7.6 kmWangjiacun7.9 kmShanggou8.3 kmHainantun8.3 kmJiansigou8.4 kmZhangjiacun8.5 kmXiaoxin Zhaizicun8.6 kmLingshui8.8 kmLiujia8.9 kmXinzhaizi9.1 kmAolin9.2 kmYushan9.2 kmDashancun9.2 kmZuoshangou9.3 kmNanshan9.3 kmYujiatun9.4 kmQixianling Kehai9.4 kmDaxin Zhaizicun9.5 kmLaoguapu9.6 kmGezhenpu9.9 kmLuofenggou10 kmXigou11 kmHekoucun11 kmQuanshui11 kmPochegou11 kmTanglicun11 kmLiushucun11 kmTangligou11 kmBeihekou11 kmLuojiagou11 kmQiange Zhenbucun11 kmShidonggoucun12 kmGezhenbao12 kmNanguanling12 kmLiangjiagou12 kmDongjiatun12 kmZhongge Zhenbucun12 kmQianyancun12 kmQijiagou12 kmXujiatun13 kmSangjiagou13 kmLazishancun13 kmQiaojiatun13 kmSongjiatun13 km
Dalian from above
Around Dalian22 places to see, do and reach nearby
Dalian Yinshitan Forest National ParkNature2.7 kmDaxishan ShuikuNature8.1 kmLongwangtang Reservoir, LiaoningNature20 kmBangchui IslandNature9.1 kmDongdalian IslandNature7.0 kmXidalian IslandNature7.0 kmErtuozi DaoNature8.8 kmLaohuyaNature9.9 kmDahei MountainMountain25 km欢乐雪世界滑雪场Ski area7.8 km林海滑雪场Ski area16 kmRussian Buildings in DalianMonument2.9 kmModern Buildings on Zhongshan Square in DalianMonument3.3 km大连现代博物馆Museum3.3 km大连贝壳博物馆Museum3.9 kmDalian Natural History MuseumMuseum6.3 kmStationStation1.9 kmStationStation1.9 kmStationStation2.4 kmDalian · ferry portFerry port14 kmDalian · ferry portFerry port15 kmDalianwanPlace15 km
Postal code
116000
Getting to Dalian
Dalian Zhoushuizi International AirportDLC
8.1 kmYantai Penglai International AirportYNT
150 kmYingkou Lanqi AirportYKH
193 km沙河口Railway station
1.9 km大连东Railway station
1.9 km大连Railway station
2.4 km辽渔大连湾航运中心Ferry port
14 km辽渔大连湾航运中心Ferry port
15 kmPlaces near Dalian
Places with a climate like Dalian
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Dalian?
Based on 30-year climate normals, June, September and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Dalian.
What is the hottest month in Dalian?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25°C and lows of 23°C.
What is the coldest month in Dalian?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 0°C and lows of -4°C.
What is the rainiest month in Dalian?
July is the wettest month with about 141 mm of precipitation on 13 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Dalian?
The sea is warmest in August at about 24°C and coolest in February at about 3°C.
What is the postal code of Dalian?
The postal code of Dalian is 116000.