Anhui, China
Hefei
Hefei is a major city in Anhui, China. It has a population of about 9,369,881 (2020). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now16°C
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Population9.37M
Local time00:26
31.86° N, 117.28° EElevation 24 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
Postal code230000October: high / low22° / 14°
Rain this month71mm
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Best: Apr · Oct–Nov. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Hefei at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:19 · 17:3311 h 13 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous86% · Moonrise 15:37Next holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitApr · Oct–Nov
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month32°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-1°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
191 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
34 mm of rain
Monuments nearby4+
within 2.2 km
How Hefei has grown
People living in the built-up area (606 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+240%1.66M in 1975 → 5.65M in 2025Weather in Hefei
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
16°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 13 km/h · humidity 68%
Today23 Oct21°13°
Sat24 Oct25°14°
Sun25 Oct24°18°
Mon26 Oct24°16°
Tue27 Oct21°14°
Wed28 Oct17°12°
Thu29 Oct21°14°
Fri30 Oct24°14°0.5 mm
Sat31 Oct20°14°
When to go to Hefei
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 | 37 | 30 | 55 | 70 | 66 | 47 | 31 | 37 | 66 | 79 | 70 | 42 |
| High | 8° | 10° | 15° | 21° | 26° | 29° | 32° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 10° |
| Low | -1° | 1° | 5° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 25° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 1° |
| Rain (mm) | 48 | 61 | 88 | 88 | 101 | 164 | 191 | 139 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 34 |
| Wet days | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
What's on in Hefei
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Hefei
2.2 km
Mingjiao Temple
1.1 km
Exhibition Building of Anhui Provincial Museum1.6 km
The Temple of the Town Deity in Hefei
0.6 km
Former Residence of Li Hongzhang
Museum8.9 km
Anhui Province Paleontologic Fossil MuseumBuilt 2012More museums: Hefei Historical and Cultural Museum of the Three Kingdoms · 合肥市博物馆 · 肥东博物馆
Outdoors around Hefei
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
合肥市野生动物园Zoos
6.8 km飞鸟营地Camp sites
13 kmNature around Hefei
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Hefei
Earthquakes around Hefei
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19502magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record21within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.0Qianshan 52 km ↖1973 · 132 km
5.0Qianshan 54 km ↖1973 · 126 km
Tropical storms · Hefei
Universities and research institutes
Anhui Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1926
Anhui Agricultural UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1928
Anhui UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1928
Hefei University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1945
Anhui Forestry Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1952
Anhui Institute of MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1955
Hefei Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1955
Anhui Communications Vocational & Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1956
Anhui Jianzhu UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1958
Anhui University of Applied TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1958
University of Science and Technology of ChinaUniversity or college · founded 1958
Anhui Academy of Medical SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1959
Anhui Business Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1959
Anhui University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1959
Anhui Broadcasting Movie and Television CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1960
Anhui Finance & Trade Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1964
Hefei City Staff UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1964
Anhui Open UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1979
Anhui Technical College of Industry and EconomyUniversity or college · founded 1979
Hefei Preschool Education CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1980
Hefei Staff University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1980
Hefei UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1980
Anhui Vocational College of City ManagementUniversity or college · founded 1981
Anhui Economic Management Cadre InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1983
Anhui Audit CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1984
Anhui Automobile Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1985
Anhui Sanlian UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1997
Anhui Vocational College of Police OfficersUniversity or college · founded 2000
Anhui Water Conservancy Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2000
Anhui Xinhua UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2000
Hefei General Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2000
Anhui International Economy CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2001
Anhui Professional & Technical Institute Of AthleticsUniversity or college · founded 2001
Anhui Wenda University of Information EngineeringUniversity or college · founded 2001
Anhui International Studies UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2002
Hefei Binhu Vocational & Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2002
Hefei Technology CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2002
Anhui Electrical Engineering Professional Technique CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2003
Anhui Professional College of ArtUniversity or college · founded 2003
City University of HefeiUniversity or college · founded 2003
Clinical College of Anhui Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2003
Hefei College of Finance & EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 2003
Hefei Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2003
Anhui Institute of International BusinessUniversity or college · founded 2004
Anhui Public Security CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2004
Anhui Vocational College of Press and PublishingUniversity or college · founded 2004
Hefei University of EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 2004
Hefei Gongda Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2007
Huishang Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2007
Hefei Information Technology UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2009
Anhui Vocational College of Grain EngineeringUniversity or college · founded 2012
Hefei Science and Technology CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2012
Anhui University of ArtsUniversity or college · founded 2019
Anhui Police CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2024
Anhui Lvhai Vocational College of BusinessUniversity or college
Anhui Post and Telecommunication CollegeUniversity or college
Anhui Zhong'ao Vocational College of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college
Hefei Professional College of Economics and TechnologyUniversity or college
Anhui Institute of Architectural Research and DesignResearch institute · founded 1958
Anhui Water Conservancy and Hydropower Survey and Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1958
Anhui Academy of Agricultural SciencesResearch institute · founded 1960
Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine MechanicsResearch institute · founded 1970
Anhui Academy of Coal ScienceResearch institute · founded 1975
Institute of Plasma PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1978
Institute of Intelligent MachinesResearch institute · founded 1979
PLA Electronic Engineering InstituteResearch institute · founded 1979
Institute of Solid State PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1982
National Synchrotron Radiation LaboratoryResearch institute · founded 1984
Hefei Cement Research Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1999
CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, USTCResearch institute · founded 2001
Hefei Institutes of Physical ScienceResearch institute · founded 2001
Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at NanoscaleResearch institute · founded 2003
Tianyi Institute of Biological TechnologyResearch institute · founded 2003
High Magnetic Field LaboratoryResearch institute · founded 2008
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Chinese Academy of SciencesResearch institute · founded 2008
Hefei Material Science and Technology CenterResearch institute · founded 2011
State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and UtilizationResearch institute · founded 2015
Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science CenterResearch institute · founded 2019
Peng Huanwu Center for Fundamental TheoryResearch institute · founded 2019
Deep Space Exploration LaboratoryResearch institute · founded 2021
Towns and villages around Hefei
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Zhanbei2.1 kmWeigang3.5 km五里墩3.5 kmQilitangzhen3.7 kmWangjiang Donglu3.9 kmQingyanglu4.3 kmLaoguantangcun4.5 kmXinghuacunzhen4.5 kmXinglin4.8 kmWangwei4.9 kmNanqi5 kmLingdatang5.2 kmJiadayingcun5.3 kmYangguang5.4 kmWuyingcun5.6 kmHuangxiangcun5.7 kmQingxilu5.8 kmShushan5.8 kmGedadian5.9 kmPingtangwangcun6.1 kmNansanshigang6.3 kmXinghuocun6.3 kmLiuchong6.4 kmWangjiang Xilu6.4 kmLindiancun6.5 kmShilidiancun6.5 kmYaogong6.7 kmFeinan6.8 kmDaqiangcun6.9 kmCaochongcun6.9 kmChengda7.1 kmYoufanggangcun7.2 kmZhangwaji7.2 kmYuxilu7.2 kmChangqingzhen7.2 kmShilicun7.2 kmLongwangcun7.2 kmWeizhuang7.3 kmShaodayingcun7.4 kmWeixiangcun7.5 kmHuaihe7.6 kmHuangshanlu7.6 kmYanhe7.7 kmZhangwacun7.7 kmDaxingji7.8 kmLuogangcun7.9 kmJiqiaocun8 kmCaotangcun8 kmXijingcun8.1 kmChentangcun8.1 kmGuanzhencun8.2 kmHuaifei8.2 kmErshipu8.3 kmLuogangzhen8.4 kmQi’ancun8.6 kmShuangduncun8.8 kmGaoqiao8.8 kmGuantangcun8.9 kmZhongyoufangcun9 kmYuantangcun9.1 kmYangyingcun9.1 kmBanqiao9.1 kmDonggang9.1 kmShibagangcun9.2 kmShushan Jingji Kaifaqu Xiaoqu9.3 kmYugangcun9.4 kmJingwancun9.5 kmXiyoucun9.5 kmDayangcun9.5 kmHuangzhencun9.5 kmDayangdian9.6 kmDajingcun9.7 kmWangwan9.7 kmZhaoshancun9.8 kmWangtangmian9.8 kmLiudaying9.8 kmGuanjing9.9 kmXindiancun9.9 kmShibagang10 kmJianhuacun10 km
Hefei from above
Around Hefei12 places to see, do and reach nearby
Dongpu ShuikuNature7.2 kmZhongxing ShuikuNature24 kmDashu shanMountain12 kmMingjiao TempleMonument2.2 kmExhibition Building of Anhui Provincial MuseumMonument1.1 kmThe Temple of the Town Deity in HefeiMonument1.6 kmFormer Residence of Li HongzhangMonument0.6 kmAnhui Province Paleontologic Fossil MuseumMuseum8.9 kmStationStation4.0 kmStationStation4.5 kmStationStation5.1 kmShushanPlace5.8 km
Postal code
230000
Getting to Hefei
Hefei Xinqiao International AirportHFE
32 kmAnqing Tianzhushan Airport / Anqing North Air BaseAQG
144 kmBengbu Tenghu AirportBFY
146 km合肥Railway station
4 km桃花店Railway station
4.5 km合肥西Railway station
5.1 kmPlaces near Hefei
Places with a climate like Hefei
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Hefei?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, October and November offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Hefei.
What is the hottest month in Hefei?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32°C and lows of 25°C.
What is the coldest month in Hefei?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 8°C and lows of -1°C.
What is the rainiest month in Hefei?
July is the wettest month with about 191 mm of precipitation on 17 wet days.
What is the postal code of Hefei?
The postal code of Hefei is 230000.