Guizhou, China
Guiyang
Guiyang is a major city in Guizhou, China, 1,087 m above sea level. It has a population of about 5,987,018 (2020). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now18°C
Best timeApr–May · Sep
Population5.99M
Local time00:29
26.58° N, 106.72° EElevation 1,087 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
Postal code550000October: high / low19° / 12°
Rain this month85mm
Best timeApr–May · Sep
Best: Apr–May · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Guiyang at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:56 · 18:2011 h 23 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous86% · Moonrise 16:20Next holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitApr–May · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month27°C
Average high in August
Coolest month2°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJune
188 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
20 mm of rain
Monuments nearby5+
within 2.6 km
How Guiyang has grown
People living in the built-up area (298 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+137%1.17M in 1975 → 2.76M in 2025Weather in Guiyang
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
18°C
Today hour by hourRain · wind 6 km/h · humidity 86%
Today23 Oct20°14°7.3 mm
Sat24 Oct24°16°0.7 mm
Sun25 Oct24°18°1.9 mm
Mon26 Oct24°17°6.3 mm
Tue27 Oct17°15°3.4 mm
Wed28 Oct22°14°
Thu29 Oct19°15°4.4 mm
Fri30 Oct24°17°4.4 mm
Sat31 Oct18°15°8.3 mm
When to go to Guiyang
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 | 27 | 31 | 40 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 53 | 65 | 55 | 53 | 32 |
| High | 8° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 24° | 19° | 15° | 10° |
| Low | 2° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 12° | 8° | 3° |
| Rain (mm) | 22 | 24 | 35 | 82 | 154 | 188 | 174 | 120 | 82 | 85 | 41 | 20 |
| Wet days | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 6 |
What's on in Guiyang
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Guiyang
0.9 km
Qianming Temple, GuiyangBuilt 17712.6 km
Hongfu TempleBuilt 1672
0.9 km
Jiaxiu Pavilion
0.2 km
Wenchang Pavilion, Guiyang
0.7 km
Wang Yangming Memorial Temple
Museum11 km
Guizhou Provincial Museum
Museum12 km
Geological Museum of GuizhouBuilt 2021More museums: 云岩区文化馆 · 科技艺术馆 · 贵州地质博物馆 · 贵州省科学技术馆 · 贵州警察博物馆 · 贵州长征文化数字艺术馆 · 贵阳城乡规划展览馆 · 贵阳市观山湖区生态文明展览馆
Outdoors around Guiyang
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
观景台Viewpoints
3.1 km熊猫馆Zoos
3.2 km黔灵山动物园Zoos
3.4 kmParkViewpoints
7.4 kmOriental Science Fiction Valley VR Theme ParkTheme parks
8 km中铁国际旅游度假区Theme parks
15 kmNature around Guiyang
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Guiyang
Earthquakes around Guiyang
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 2 · 3 km
Permian · 2
Universities and research institutes
Guizhou UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1902
Guiyang Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1938
Guizhou Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1941
Guizhou University of CommerceUniversity or college · founded 1947
Guizhou Police CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1950
Guizhou Minzu UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1951
Guizhou Food Engineering Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1953
Guizhou Vocational and Technical College of Water Resources and HydropowerUniversity or college · founded 1956
Guizhou Communications Polytechnic UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1958
Guizhou University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1958
Guiyang College of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1965
Guizhou Electric Power Vocational Technology CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1976
Guizhou Education UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1978
Guizhou Institute of BiologyUniversity or college · founded 1979
Guizhou Open UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1979
Guizhou Polytechnic of ConstructionUniversity or college · founded 1979
Guizhou Aluminum Plant Workers' UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1980
Guizhou Equipment Manufacturing PolytechnicUniversity or college · founded 1981
Guiyang Pre-school Education CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1984
Guiyang Institute of Humanities and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2001
Guiyang Institute of Information Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2001
Guizhou City Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2001
Shizhen College of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · founded 2001
Guizhou Industry Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2002
贵阳学院University or college · founded 2004
Guizhou Light Industry Vocational UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2004
Guiyang Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2007
Guizhou Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2012
Guizhou Vocational College of Industry CommerceUniversity or college · founded 2012
Guizhou Vocational College of AgricultureUniversity or college · founded 2015
Guizhou Electronic Commerce Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2016
Guizhou Electronic Technology CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2016
Guizhou Vocational College of Finance and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 2020
Guiyang Healthcare Vocational UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2021
Guizhou Vocational College of Culture and TourismUniversity or college · founded 2021
Guizhou Vocational College of SportsUniversity or college · founded 2023
Guizhou Ecological Energy Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2024
Guizhou Media Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2024
Guizhou Aviation Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college
Guizhou Vocational Technology InstituteUniversity or college
Shenqi Ethnic Medicine College of Guizhou Medical UniversityUniversity or college
Guizhou Academy of Testing & AnalysisResearch institute · founded 1935
Guizhou Electric Power Design and Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1958
Guizhou Electromechanical Research and Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1958
Guizhou Institute of Building Materials Science Research and Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1958
Guizhou Province Chemical Industry Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1958
Guizhou Water Conservancy and Hydropower Survey and Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1958
Guizhou Forestry Science Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1959
Guizhou Provincial Institute of Mountain Agricultural MachineryResearch institute · founded 1960
Institute of GeochemistryResearch institute · founded 1966
Guizhou Academy of Environmental Science and DesignResearch institute · founded 1975
Guizhou Institute of Plant ProtectionResearch institute · founded 1978
National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymer MaterialsResearch institute · founded 2004
Guizhou Key Laboratory of Big Data Statistics AnalysisResearch institute · founded 2019
Guizhou Academy of SciencesResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Environmental GeochemistryResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Mineral Deposit GeochemistryResearch institute
Towns and villages around Guiyang
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Dayuzhai1.9 kmTaohuayuan2.9 kmDenggaopo3.3 kmSanqiao5 kmYejiazhuang5 kmCaohuangba5.8 kmHeipo5.8 kmLuojie6 kmGaichazhai6 kmXiaoyunpo6.2 kmBalitun6.3 kmDazhuanwan6.3 kmSifanghe6.6 kmDazhai6.6 kmShiziba6.9 kmAzhe7 kmAha7.3 kmShuiba7.3 kmDayingpo7.4 kmZhongcaosi7.5 kmCaijiazhai7.7 kmXiaozhai8.4 kmGouchangzhai8.4 kmBoluohe8.4 kmGezhai8.6 kmKailongzhai8.7 kmMaoba8.7 kmLijiawan8.7 kmHunshuitun8.8 kmLuoli8.8 kmZhuchangba9.1 kmYangliujing9.3 kmGuiyangnan9.4 kmDaqiao9.7 kmHuangniufang9.7 kmQincaitian9.8 kmGaojiafen9.8 kmPeixi9.9 kmXinlannigou9.9 kmGuantianba10 kmWangjiazhai11 kmShapo11 kmSongjiayuan11 kmJinzhuzhen11 kmZhongzhai11 kmYunjinzhuang11 kmJinjiashan11 kmLaoyatang11 kmBaihuapo11 kmGaozhai11 kmMachangyan11 kmZhuzi’ao12 kmZhijiatang12 kmYeyatang12 kmMao’an12 kmWanzishan12 kmBailang12 kmYanshanhong12 kmHuangnibu12 kmMaolizhai12 kmXiaobi12 kmLiandaotian12 kmJianpo12 kmZhongpo12 kmZhulin13 kmLengshuigou13 kmWangkuan13 kmJinzhitian13 kmYangzhuzhai13 kmXincun13 kmDoupengshan13 kmMazhai13 kmDulaying13 kmShangbanyan13 kmMitangjing13 kmLongchangba13 kmLuowan13 kmXinzhai13 kmMaozhuangpu14 kmJiangjunshan14 km
Guiyang from above
Around Guiyang11 places to see, do and reach nearby
Qianming Temple, GuiyangMonument0.9 kmHongfu TempleMonument2.6 kmJiaxiu PavilionMonument0.9 kmWenchang Pavilion, GuiyangMonument0.2 kmWang Yangming Memorial TempleMonument0.7 kmGuizhou Provincial MuseumMuseum11 kmGeological Museum of GuizhouMuseum12 kmStationStation3.2 kmStationStation4.1 kmStationStation5.0 kmQingzhenPlace25 km
Postal code
550000
Getting to Guiyang
Guiyang Longdongbao International AirportKWE
9.8 kmAnshun Huangguoshu AirportAVA
91 kmKaili Huangping AirportKJH
133 km贵阳Railway station
3.2 km黔灵山Railway station
4.1 km关田Railway station
5 kmPlaces near Guiyang
Places with a climate like Guiyang
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Guiyang?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, May and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Guiyang.
What is the hottest month in Guiyang?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27°C and lows of 20°C.
What is the coldest month in Guiyang?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 8°C and lows of 2°C.
What is the rainiest month in Guiyang?
June is the wettest month with about 188 mm of precipitation on 21 wet days.
What is the postal code of Guiyang?
The postal code of Guiyang is 550000.