Yunnan, China
Kunming
Kunming is a major city in Yunnan, China, 1,895 m above sea level. It has a population of about 8,460,088 (2020). The climate is classified as subtropical highland (Köppen Cwb), with a dry winter and a wetter summer.
Now19°C
Best timeFeb–Apr
Population8.46M
Local time21:32
25.04° N, 102.72° EElevation 1,895 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
Postal code650000October: high / low19° / 12°
Rain this month77mm
Best timeFeb–Apr
Best: Feb–Apr. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Kunming at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:11 · 18:3711 h 26 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:36Next holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitFeb–Apr
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month24°C
Average high in May
Coolest month5°C
Average low in December
Wettest monthJuly
190 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
15 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.4 km
How Kunming has grown
People living in the built-up area (362 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+322%762k in 1975 → 3.22M in 2025Weather in Kunming
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
19°C
Today hour by hourClear · wind 8 km/h · humidity 80%
Today22 Oct25°17°
Fri23 Oct25°15°
Sat24 Oct26°16°
Sun25 Oct27°16°
Mon26 Oct26°16°
Tue27 Oct22°17°4.7 mm
Wed28 Oct23°16°5.9 mm
Thu29 Oct22°16°1 mm
Fri30 Oct24°17°
Sat31 Oct24°16°1 mm
When to go to Kunming
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 | 74 | 91 | 91 | 81 | 66 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 60 | 67 | 80 | 71 |
| High | 15° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 19° | 16° | 14° |
| Low | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 5° |
| Rain (mm) | 16 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 90 | 162 | 190 | 172 | 110 | 77 | 36 | 15 |
| Wet days | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
What's on in Kunming
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Kunming
2 km
Yuantong Temple
2.4 km
Yunnan Military Academy
0.7 km
Zhenqing Taoist Temple
0.9 km
Sutra Pillar of the Ksitigarbha Temple
0.1 km
Stone House on Beijing Road
0.5 km
Huguo Bridge
Museum1 km
Kunming Museum
Museum3.8 km
Kunming Natural History Museum of ZoologyBuilt 1959More museums: Exhibition Hall of the History of the Revolutionary Struggle of the People of Yunnan · Yunnan Normal University NSAU Museum · 云南文学艺术馆 · Yunnan Kunming Planning Hall · 云南电信博物馆红庙分馆 · Yunnan Military Academy History Museum · 云南革命军事馆（在建） · Wolong Village Museum · 国立艺专记忆馆 · 展览馆 · 巫家坝机场旧址民国时期候机楼 · 抗战胜利纪念堂博物馆
Outdoors around Kunming
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Climbing11Viewpoints7Zoos7Theme parks3Camp sites3Golf courses2Hot springs & thermal baths2Aquariums1
Gogaga ParkCamp sites
1.8 kmSunac Ocean ParkAquariums
1.9 kmKunming ZooZoos
2.2 kmScenic Spot of Ling YuViewpoints
3.1 kmPark1903Theme parks
5.8 kmChihiro Mowen Spa HotelHot springs & thermal baths
6.5 km跳水馆Dive site
9.3 kmNature around Kunming
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Kunming
Earthquakes around Kunming
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days3magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 195027magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record98within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
7.1Yuxi 23 km ↓1970 · 101 km
6.2Huili Chengguanzhen 73 km ↓1995 · 118 km
6.0Laojiezi 68 km ↓1966 · 142 km
5.9Laojiezi 82 km ↓1966 · 132 km
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 2 · 0 km
Devonian · 1Cambrian · 1
Formations around the town
Yudade Formation · 1Qiongzhusi Formation · 1
Trilobites · 2Redlichia (Pteroredlichia)
Universities and research institutes
Yunnan UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1922
Kunming Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1933
Yunnan Finance and Economics Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1934
Yunnan Agricultural UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1938
Yunnan Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1938
Southwest Forestry UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1939
Yunnan Police Officer AcademyUniversity or college · founded 1950
Yunnan Nationalities UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1951
Yunnan University of Finance And EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1951
Kunming Metallurgy CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1952
Yunnan Jiaotong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1952
Kunming University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1954
Kunming Vocational and Technical College of IndustryUniversity or college · founded 1955
Yunnan Forestry Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1955
Yunnan Tourism CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1956
Yunnan Vocational College of Culture & ArtUniversity or college · founded 1956
Kunming Railway Vocational Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1958
Yunnan Arts UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1959
Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1960
Yunnan Building Materials Research & Design InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1978
Kunming UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1984
Kunming Professional College of ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1986
Yunnan College Of Business ManagementUniversity or college · founded 1992
Kunming Vocational University of Science and Technology, Yunnan Economics Trade and Foreign Affairs CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1997
Yunnan Technology and Business UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1999
Kunming City CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2000
The College of Arts and Sciences KunmingUniversity or college · founded 2000
Dianchi CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2001
Kunming Medical University Haiyuan CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2001
Oxbridge CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2001
Yunnan Land and Resources Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2001
Communication University of KunmingUniversity or college · founded 2002
Yunnan Vocational and Technical College of AgricultureUniversity or college · founded 2002
Yunnan Vocational College of Judicial PoliceUniversity or college · founded 2003
Yunnan Engineering Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2004
Yunnan Sports Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2004
Yunnan Urban Construction Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2004
Yunnan Vocational College of Mechanical and Electrical TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2004
Yunnan Business Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2010
Yunnan College of Foreign Affairs & Foreign LanguageUniversity or college · founded 2012
Yunnan Open UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2012
Public Security Fire Force CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2015
Yunnan Industry and Trade Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2017
Yunnan Vocational College of Special EducationUniversity or college · founded 2017
Kunming Preschool Education CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2018
Yunnan Medical Health CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2018
Yunnan Vocational College of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2019
Kunming Aviation Vocational CollegeUniversity or college
Kunming Health Vocational CollegeUniversity or college
Kunming Institute of PhysicsUniversity or college
Yunnan Vocational College of Science and Technology InformationUniversity or college
Yunnan Vocational and Technical College of National Defense IndustryUniversity or college
Yunnan Water Conservancy and Hydropower Vocational CollegeUniversity or college
Yunnan Xinxing Vocational CollegeUniversity or college
Yunnan Academy of Agricultural SciencesResearch institute · founded 1912
云南天文台Research institute · founded 1930
Kunming Institute of BotanyResearch institute · founded 1938
Kunming Metallurgical Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1953
Research Institute of Resource InsectsResearch institute · founded 1955
Kunming Institute of ZoologyResearch institute · founded 1959
Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary InstituteResearch institute · founded 1959
Yunnan ArchaeologyResearch institute · founded 1959
Yunnan Water Conservancy and Hydropower Survey and Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1964
Yunnan Machinery Research and Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1977
Yunnan Population and Family Planning Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1981
Yunnan Key Laboratory of Software EngineeringResearch institute · founded 2009
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies for Comprehensive Utilization of Platinum MetalsResearch institute · founded 2010
State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and EvolutionResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Sustainable Utilization of Western Plant ResourcesResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Pressurized Hydrometallurgy Technology for Co-Associated Nonferrous Metal ResourcesResearch institute
Towns and villages around Kunming
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Nanba2.7 kmMaxianying3.2 kmShuangqiao3.6 kmBailongsi3.7 kmHongmiao3.9 kmRixincun4.2 kmYangjiadi4.6 kmXiaojie4.7 kmJindaoying4.8 kmWandecun4.8 kmYonghu5.2 kmBoluocun5.3 kmMingbo5.5 kmHongmiaosi5.5 kmShilipu5.6 kmHongmiao5.7 kmChenjia5.8 kmGuandu5.8 kmTuqiao5.8 kmLaolishan6 kmFuhaicun6.3 kmGangtoucun6.6 kmDayang Fang’ao6.7 kmZhoujia6.8 kmJishang6.8 kmPanlong6.9 kmWangjiachang6.9 kmDabacun7 kmZhangjiamiao7 kmYongshengcun7 kmJinhe7 kmDatuanshan7 kmTaihe7.1 kmHeilinpu7.2 kmZhaojiacun7.2 kmWangjiaqiao7.3 kmQinglongcun7.3 kmDayangchang Dacun7.4 kmBeicang Zhongying7.5 kmXinzhicun7.6 kmDatangzi7.7 kmJingang7.9 kmYouying8 kmDayucun8.1 kmMajie8.1 kmSijia8.1 kmLiujia8.3 kmAla8.4 kmZhaojia8.6 kmZhaozong Xiaocun8.6 kmXiaobanqiao8.7 kmErcong8.8 kmLuoya9.1 kmXizhuang9.1 kmLongquan9.1 kmXiaolu9.2 kmXili9.4 kmXincun9.4 kmHaigeng9.4 kmXinyicun9.4 kmHousuo9.5 kmZhuangke9.5 kmLongyuancun9.7 kmDapuji9.7 kmYaojiachong9.8 kmYufengcun9.9 kmXin’ercun9.9 kmYangfu10 kmZhongyingcun10 kmXiaoweicun10 kmDashiba10 kmPuping10 kmLongmacun11 kmSuancun11 kmYilucun11 kmXinmiao11 kmZijun11 kmHanmazhe11 kmGuangwei11 kmShiba11 km
Kunming from above
Around Kunming29 places to see, do and reach nearby
Green LakeNature2.1 kmPanlong RiverNature10 kmXishan Forest ParkNature12 kmGuolin ReservoirNature15 kmSonghuaba ShuikuNature14 kmCichong ReservoirNature16 kmDive siteDive site9.3 kmYuantong TempleMonument2.0 kmYunnan Military AcademyMonument2.4 kmZhenqing Taoist TempleMonument0.7 kmSutra Pillar of the Ksitigarbha TempleMonument0.9 kmStone House on Beijing RoadMonumentunder 100 mHuguo BridgeMonument0.5 kmKunming Young Men's Christian AssociationMonument0.6 kmFormer Site of Fuchunheng Trading CompanyMonument1.1 kmKunming MuseumMuseum1.0 kmKunming Natural History Museum of ZoologyMuseum3.8 kmYunnan Railway MuseumMuseum2.4 kmKunming Flying Tigers MemorialMuseumunder 100 m云南钱币博物馆Museum1.1 kmStationStation2.3 kmStationStation6.3 kmStationStation7.5 kmMajiePlace8.1 kmAnningPlace27 kmChengjiangPlace45 kmXianjiePlace36 kmCaopujiePlace36 kmBajiePlace55 km
Postal code
650000
Getting to Kunming
Kunming Changshui International AirportKMG
23 kmPanzhihua Bao'anying AirportPZI
191 kmXingyi Wanfenglin AirportACX
226 km昆明Railway station
2.3 km昆明东Railway station
6.3 km昆明西Railway station
7.5 kmPlaces near Kunming
Places with a climate like Kunming
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Kunming?
Based on 30-year climate normals, February, March and April offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Kunming.
What is the hottest month in Kunming?
May is the warmest month, with average highs of 24°C and lows of 15°C.
What is the coldest month in Kunming?
December is the coldest month, with average highs of 14°C and lows of 5°C.
What is the rainiest month in Kunming?
July is the wettest month with about 190 mm of precipitation on 22 wet days.
What is the postal code of Kunming?
The postal code of Kunming is 650000.