Gansu, China
Lanzhou
Lanzhou is a major city in Gansu, China, 1,521 m above sea level. It has a population of about 4,359,446 (2020). The climate is classified as cold semi-arid (Köppen BSk), with little rain, large day–night swings and strong sunshine.
Now10°C
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Population4.36M
Local time22:25
36.06° N, 103.84° EElevation 1,521 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
Postal code730000October: high / low17° / 5°
Rain this month19mm
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Best: Apr–May · Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Lanzhou at a glance
Sunrise · sunset07:18 · 18:2211 h 04 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:32Next holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitApr–May · Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month29°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-8°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthAugust
61 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
1 mm of rain
Monuments nearby3+
within 2.9 km
How Lanzhou has grown
People living in the built-up area (250 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+117%1.24M in 1975 → 2.69M in 2025Weather in Lanzhou
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
10°C
Today hour by hourClear · wind 6 km/h · humidity 51%
Today22 Oct21°6°
Fri23 Oct20°8°
Sat24 Oct11°5°0.5 mm
Sun25 Oct12°5°0.6 mm
Mon26 Oct11°4°1.4 mm
Tue27 Oct13°3°
Wed28 Oct11°4°
Thu29 Oct14°5°
Fri30 Oct14°5°
Sat31 Oct14°5°
When to go to Lanzhou
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 | 56 | 53 | 61 | 85 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 58 | 71 | 74 | 53 | 58 |
| High | 3° | 6° | 12° | 19° | 24° | 27° | 29° | 27° | 23° | 17° | 10° | 4° |
| Low | -8° | -5° | -1° | 5° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 12° | 5° | -1° | -6° |
| Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 38 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| Wet days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
What's on in Lanzhou
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Lanzhou
2.4 km
Zhongshan BridgeBuilt 1909
1.8 km
Lanzhou Fu Chenghuang Miao
2.9 km
Buildings of Wuquan MountainMuseum6.2 km
Gansu Provincial MuseumBuilt 1939Museum10 km
Gansu Bamboo Slips MuseumMore museums: 三木自行车博物馆 · Lanzhou City Planning Exhibition Hall · Lanzhou Museum · 兰州民俗馆 · 敦煌艺术馆 · Gansu Geological Museum · 甘肃省美术馆 · 读者博物馆
Outdoors around Lanzhou
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
兰州极地海洋世界Aquariums
5 km甘肃农业大学高尔夫会所Golf courses
12 km兰州龙山国际滑雪场Ski area · 4 km of pistes · 5 lifts
15 km兴隆山滑雪场Ski area · 2 km of pistes · 4 lifts
34 kmWildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Lanzhou
Earthquakes around Lanzhou
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days1magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19509magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record54within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.9Dahejia 12 km ↘2023 · 99 km
5.7Baiyin 70 km ↖1990 · 115 km
5.6Baiyin 62 km ↖2000 · 106 km
5.6Haidong 64 km →1995 · 76 km
Universities and research institutes
Northwest Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1902
Gansu Vocational College of AgricultureUniversity or college · founded 1906
Lanzhou UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1909
Lanzhou University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1919
Gansu Agricultural UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1946
Lanzhou University of Arts and ScienceUniversity or college · founded 1950
Northwest Minzu UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1950
Lanzhou University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1952
Gansu Vocational and Technical College of CommunicationsUniversity or college · founded 1956
Lanzhou Petrochemical PolytechnicUniversity or college · founded 1956
Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1958
Lanzhou Aviation Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1960
Lanzhou Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1962
Gansu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1978
Gansu Province Computing CenterUniversity or college · founded 1979
Gansu Institute of Political Science and LawUniversity or college · founded 1984
Lanzhou Vocational College of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1996
Lanzhou Technology and Business CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2000
Gansu Construction Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2001
Gansu Police CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2001
Lanzhou Vocational Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2001
Lanzhou Bowen College of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2002
Lanzhou College of Information Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2002
Lanzhou City UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2006
Gansu Health Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2013
Gansu Finance and Trade Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2016
Lanzhou Modern Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2016
Lanzhou Resources & Environment Voc-Tech UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2021
Gansu Open UniversityUniversity or college
Lanzhou College of Foreign StudiesUniversity or college
Institute of Modern PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1957
Gansu Academy of Machinery ScienceResearch institute · founded 1958
Lanzhou Institute of Chemical PhysicsResearch institute · founded 1958
Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical SciencesResearch institute · founded 1958
Gansu Desert Control Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1959
Gansu Provincial Academy of Membrane Science and TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1976
Gansu Academy of SciencesResearch institute · founded 1978
Gansu Research Institute of Chemical IndustryResearch institute · founded 1984
Lanzhou Veterinary Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 2011
Key Laboratory of Clay Mineral Applied Research of Gansu ProvinceResearch institute · founded 2016
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesResearch institute · founded 2016
State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystemsResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Oxo Synthesis and Selective OxidationResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology of Livestock DiseasesResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Solid LubricationResearch institute
Towns and villages around Lanzhou
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Zhangyelu1.5 kmXiaoyantan2.3 kmLijiawan2.5 kmBaliyao4.3 kmZuojiawan4.5 kmJianshuigou4.5 kmLuotuotan4.8 kmTouying4.9 kmShangping5 kmZhuojiagou5.3 kmShizuizi5.4 kmLangongping5.6 kmBaidaoping5.9 kmYatou6.1 kmShenjialing6.2 kmWangjiazhuang6.3 kmXiagouwashan6.9 kmHanjiahe7 kmDonggangzhen7.3 kmShigou7.9 kmYangjiawan7.9 kmLijiazhuang8.2 kmZhongpuzi8.3 kmDalanggou8.5 kmCheluwan8.9 kmWangjiaping9 kmZhoujiashan9 kmHuazhaizi9 kmMajiashan9.1 kmChaichejiahe9.2 kmXijin9.4 kmTumendun9.8 kmCaojiashan9.9 kmShajinping9.9 kmShuiyuan10 kmShaojiashan10 kmHoujiayu10 kmMatan11 kmMajiagou11 kmHoujiawan11 kmDongdaping11 kmQiujiawan11 kmFangjiaquan11 kmZhonghe11 kmXiaoshankou11 kmHujiawan11 kmXiaojiayao11 kmSangyuanzi12 kmLiugoudian12 kmYinwa12 kmChaonigou12 kmQingshan12 kmDoujiashan12 kmShenjiahe12 kmZhigoumen13 kmXiaoshixia13 kmYingmen Qiancun13 kmYanchi13 kmShaojiatang13 kmXujiaying13 kmDashuidong13 kmShibanshan13 kmJiantan13 kmDamogou13 kmXiankouzi13 kmMoujiaping13 kmTangjiawan14 kmLijiazhuang14 kmWangjiaping14 kmHuoshaoya14 kmSujiazhuang14 kmHeping14 kmQuanwanzi14 kmZhangjialing14 kmQijiapo14 kmLukou14 kmYujiashan14 kmLiushuwan14 kmZhonghe14 kmHuojiaquan14 km
Lanzhou from above
Around Lanzhou14 places to see, do and reach nearby
兰州龙山国际滑雪场Ski area15 km兴隆山滑雪场Ski area34 kmZhongshan BridgeMonument2.4 kmLanzhou Fu Chenghuang MiaoMonument1.8 kmBuildings of Wuquan MountainMonument2.9 kmGansu Provincial MuseumMuseum6.2 kmGansu Bamboo Slips MuseumMuseum10 kmStationStation2.7 kmStationStation5.4 kmStationStation6.4 kmLanzhou · ferry portFerry port1.5 kmLanzhou · ferry portFerry port2.3 kmZhangyeluPlace1.6 kmSuonanPlace59 km
Postal code
730000
Getting to Lanzhou
Lanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportLHW
55 kmXining Caojiabao International AirportXNN
170 kmGannan Xiahe AirportGXH
176 km兰州Railway station
2.7 km兰州东Railway station
5.4 km青白石Railway station
6.4 km兰州港码头十里店桥北 · 盐场堡旅游集散中心码头
1.5 km盐场堡旅游集散中心码头兰州港码头
2.3 kmPlaces near Lanzhou
Places with a climate like Lanzhou
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Lanzhou?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, May and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Lanzhou.
What is the hottest month in Lanzhou?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29°C and lows of 17°C.
What is the coldest month in Lanzhou?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 3°C and lows of -8°C.
What is the rainiest month in Lanzhou?
August is the wettest month with about 61 mm of precipitation on 13 wet days.
What is the postal code of Lanzhou?
The postal code of Lanzhou is 730000.