Zhejiang, China
Hangzhou
Hangzhou is a major city in Zhejiang, China. It has a population of about 11,936,010 (2020). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now17°C
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Population11.9M
Local time22:27
30.29° N, 120.16° EElevation 12 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
Postal code310000October: high / low23° / 15°
Rain this month85mm
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Best: Apr · Oct–Nov. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Hangzhou at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:06 · 17:2311 h 16 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:25Next holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitApr · Oct–Nov
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month33°C
Average high in July
Coolest month0°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthAugust
174 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
49 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
1 of them World Heritage
How Hangzhou has grown
People living in the built-up area (1,517 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+189%2.21M in 1975 → 6.39M in 2025Weather in Hangzhou
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
17°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 12 km/h · humidity 70%
Today22 Oct21°16°
Fri23 Oct21°15°28.7 mm
Sat24 Oct21°18°32.9 mm
Sun25 Oct21°20°24.8 mm
Mon26 Oct24°18°
Tue27 Oct22°15°
Wed28 Oct20°11°
Thu29 Oct21°14°3 mm
Fri30 Oct25°15°
Sat31 Oct22°17°0.5 mm
When to go to Hangzhou
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 | 28 | 24 | 44 | 62 | 60 | 41 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 80 | 68 | 42 |
| High | 9° | 10° | 15° | 21° | 26° | 29° | 33° | 32° | 28° | 23° | 17° | 11° |
| Low | 0° | 2° | 6° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 2° |
| Rain (mm) | 84 | 89 | 143 | 120 | 134 | 232 | 184 | 174 | 126 | 85 | 78 | 49 |
| Wet days | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
What's on in Hangzhou
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Hangzhou
11 km
Liuhe PagodaBuilt 970
8.4 km
Lingyin Temple
3.8 km
Baochu PagodaBuilt 1000
5.3 km
Yue Fei TempleBuilt 1979
5.1 km
Phoenix Mosque
7.2 km
Jingci Temple
Museum9.4 km
China National Tea MuseumBuilt 1991
Museum5 km
Zhejiang Provincial MuseumBuilt 1929More museums: Han Meilin Art Museum · Hangzhou city development history museum · 世界旅游博物馆 · China Science Museum of Printing · 中国国际设计博物馆 · 中国杭州低碳科技馆 · 中国第一社区纪念馆 · 中国财税博物馆 · 中國美術學院美術館 · 五四宪法历史资料陈列馆 · Yu Yue Memorial · 南宋官窑博物馆
Outdoors around Hangzhou
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
浙体·杭州攀岩馆Climbing
3.3 km考拉营地(皋亭山店)Camp sites
3.6 kmWind and Lotus at the Crooked CourtyardViewpoints
5.7 kmOrioles Singing in the WillowsViewpoints
5.8 km杭州动物园Zoos
9.3 km江滨一号体育健身中心Golf courses
10 kmNature around Hangzhou
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Hangzhou
Earthquakes around Hangzhou
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Tropical storms · Hangzhou
C5Typhoon Bavi (2026)77 km · 83 km/hC2Typhoon In-Fa (2021)98 km · 65 km/hC4Typhoon Lekima (2019)40 km · 111 km/hTSTropical Storm Rumbia (2018)95 km · 83 km/hC1Typhoon Haikui (2012)32 km · 83 km/hC1Typhoon Morakot (2009)27 km · 65 km/hC4Typhoon Khanun (2005)27 km · 120 km/hC2Typhoon Matsa (2005)51 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Jelawat (2000)47 km · 65 km/hC1Typhoon Ted (1992)62 km · 83 km/hC2Typhoon Abe (1990)41 km · 120 km/hC2Typhoon Ofelia (1990)44 km · 74 km/hC1Typhoon Alex (1987)62 km · 74 km/hC1Typhoon Jeff (1985)46 km · 74 km/h
Universities and research institutes
Zhejiang Sci-Tech UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1897
Zhejiang UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1897
Hangzhou Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1908
Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1911
Hangzhou Medical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1925
China Academy of ArtUniversity or college · founded 1928
Zhejiang Party SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1949
Zhejiang Police CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1949
Zhejiang Academy of Medical SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1950
Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1953
Zhejiang University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1953
Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric PowerUniversity or college · founded 1953
Zhejiang Vocational Academy of ArtUniversity or college · founded 1955
Hangzhou Dianzi UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1956
Zhejiang Institute of CommunicationsUniversity or college · founded 1958
Zhejiang University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1974
Zhejiang Financial CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1975
China Jiliang UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1978
Zhejiang Technical Institute of EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1978
ZheJiang Economic and Trade PolytechnicUniversity or college · founded 1979
Zhejiang Electric Power PolytechnicUniversity or college · founded 1979
Zhejiang Radio and Television UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1979
Zhejiang University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1980
Tourism College of ZhejiangUniversity or college · founded 1983
Zhejiang Provincial Authorities Staff Spare-time UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1983
Communication University of ZhejiangUniversity or college · founded 1984
Zhejiang Economic Management Staff and Workers UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1984
Zhejiang Shuren UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1984
Zhejiang International Studies UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1987
Wulin Academy of ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1995
Hangzhou Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1998
Zhejiang Yuying College of Vocational TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1998
Hangzhou Dianzi University Information Engineering SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1999
Hangzhou Normal University Qianjiang CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1999
Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou College of CommerceUniversity or college · founded 1999
Zhejiang Business CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2002
Zhejiang College of ConstructionUniversity or college · founded 2002
Zhejiang Police Vocational AcademyUniversity or college · founded 2002
Zhejiang Changzheng Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2004
Zhejiang College of SportsUniversity or college · founded 2006
Hangzhou PolytechnicUniversity or college · founded 2009
Zhejiang Vocational College of Special EducationUniversity or college · founded 2014
Zhejiang Conservatory of MusicUniversity or college · founded 2016
Westlake UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2018
Binjiang College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityUniversity or college
Hangzhou City UniversityUniversity or college
Hangzhou Wanxiang PolytechnicUniversity or college
PAP Non-commissioned Officer SchoolUniversity or college
Tianmushan LaboratoryUniversity or college
Zhejiang Environmental Monitoring CenterUniversity or college
Zhejiang Tongji Vocational College of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college
Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Communications Planning,Design & ResearchResearch institute · founded 1951
Zhejiang Province Institute of Architectural Design and ResearchResearch institute · founded 1952
Hangzhou Seventh Peoples HospitalResearch institute · founded 1954
Zhejiang Academy of Building Research & DesignResearch institute · founded 1955
Zhejiang Water Conservancy and Hydropower Survey and Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1956
Zhe Jiang Institute of Geology and Mineral ResourceResearch institute · founded 1957
ZheJiang Institute For Food and Drug ControlResearch institute · founded 1957
Zhejiang Institute of Hydraulics & EstuaryResearch institute · founded 1957
Hangzhou Institute of Applied AcousticsResearch institute · founded 1958
Tea Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1958
Zhejiang Institute of Special Equipment InspectionResearch institute · founded 1958
Zhejiang Metallurgical Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1958
Zhejiang Science and Technology Information InstituteResearch institute · founded 1958
Research Institute of Subtropical ForestyResearch institute · founded 1964
Zhejiang Institute of Mechanical and Electrical EngineeringResearch institute · founded 1964
Second Institute of OceanographyResearch institute · founded 1966
Zhejiang Energy Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1977
Zhejiang Provincial Environmental Protection Scientific Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1977
Zhejiang Modern Architectural Design & Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1979
China National Rice Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1981
Light Industry Hangzhou Electromechanical Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1982
China National Bamboo Research CenterResearch institute · founded 1984
Xihu Institute of Electronic ResearchResearch institute · founded 1989
State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringResearch institute · founded 1991
Hangzhou Academy of Agricultural SciencesResearch institute · founded 2004
之江实验室Research institute · founded 2017
Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Cancer Intelligent Diagnosis and Molecular TechnologyResearch institute · founded 2019
Hangzhou Special Equipment Inspection and Research InstituteResearch institute
State Key Laboratory Fluid Power and Mechatronic SystemsResearch institute
Towns and villages around Hangzhou
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Mishixiang1.7 kmXindong1.8 kmShangtang2.7 kmXiaohe3.1 kmGongchenqiao3.8 kmGoukunong3.9 kmGudang4.5 kmShenjiaqiao4.8 kmGuashan5.2 kmSijiqing5.4 kmPengbu5.7 kmJianqiao5.9 kmDujiaqiao6.2 kmNanyangqiao6.3 kmJinjiayan6.4 kmSibu6.4 kmBanshan6.6 kmXiecun6.7 kmXiaoxiang6.9 kmXiangfuqiao7.1 kmXiangfu7.2 kmBinghe7.3 kmChahua7.4 kmMojiali7.5 kmGuanjiatang7.7 kmPing’anqiao7.7 kmLingyin7.9 kmKangqiao8.1 kmKangqiaocun8.1 kmHongwuyue8.3 kmDongyue8.3 kmWujiadun8.4 kmZhangdian8.4 kmYangjiaqiao8.6 kmDingqiao8.7 kmSandun8.8 kmSiyanjing8.8 kmYunhecun9 kmXiaoyangbacun9.1 kmYujia9.2 kmNiqiao9.3 kmDagangqiao9.3 kmJiangcun9.3 kmQibu9.4 kmWangjiaqiao9.5 kmFengbei9.5 kmGefan9.5 kmYiqiao9.8 kmXingmin9.9 kmJiaqiao9.9 kmShangtianzhu10 kmLongjingcun10 kmXingmincun10 kmWujia Shiqiao10 kmFengbeicun10 kmYanshan10 kmXiangyangcun10 kmJiubao10 kmLujiaqiaocun10 kmLubanqiao11 kmJinzhu11 kmGouzhuangcun11 kmGouzhuang11 kmChongxian11 kmJiangbian11 kmZhanqiaocun11 kmGonglian11 kmLishidai11 kmBabu11 kmGongliancun11 kmShitang11 kmCaoxieqiao11 kmLongjingxia11 kmDajing11 kmYingyicun11 kmChongxiancun11 kmXimuwu11 kmYidubu11 kmMuqiaotou11 kmFeng’ercun11 km
Hangzhou from above
Around Hangzhou33 places to see, do and reach nearby
West Lake, ZhejiangNature6.5 kmHuajiachiNature3.6 kmPuyang JiangNature21 kmXiang LakeNature18 kmWangpoyangNature23 kmThree Pools Mirroring the MoonNature6.2 kmMidlake PavilionNature5.5 kmRuangong IsletNature5.5 kmMount Tianzhu, ZhejiangMountain11 kmLiuhe PagodaMonument11 kmLingyin TempleMonument8.4 kmBaochu PagodaMonument3.8 kmYue Fei TempleMonument5.3 kmPhoenix MosqueMonument5.1 kmJingci TempleMonument7.2 kmHangzhou Jianqiao AirportMonument8.6 kmQiantang River BridgeMonument11 kmChina National Tea MuseumMuseum9.4 kmZhejiang Provincial MuseumMuseum5.0 kmChina National Silk MuseumMuseum7.8 kmHangzhou Arts and Crafts MuseumMuseum4.1 kmWest Lake MuseumMuseum5.8 kmStationStation2.0 kmStationStation4.5 kmStationStation5.5 kmHangzhou · ferry portFerry port0.4 kmHangzhou · ferry portFerry port0.7 kmJianqiaoPlace5.9 kmLinpingPlace19 kmXingqiaoPlace15 kmGongchenqiaoPlace3.8 kmChongxianPlace11 kmShaoxingPlace52 km
Postal code
310000
Getting to Hangzhou
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International AirportHGH
27 kmJiaxing Nanhu AirportJNH
66 kmYiwu AirportYIW
107 km艮山门Railway station
2 km杭州东Railway station
4.5 km杭州北Railway station
5.5 km工大Ferry port
0.4 km朝晖Ferry port
0.7 kmPlaces near Hangzhou
Places with a climate like Hangzhou
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Hangzhou?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, October and November offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Hangzhou.
What is the hottest month in Hangzhou?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33°C and lows of 26°C.
What is the coldest month in Hangzhou?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 9°C and lows of 0°C.
What is the rainiest month in Hangzhou?
August is the wettest month with about 174 mm of precipitation on 17 wet days.
What is the postal code of Hangzhou?
The postal code of Hangzhou is 310000.