Jiangsu, China
Suzhou
Suzhou is a major city in Jiangsu, China. It has a population of about 12,748,262 (2020). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now15°C
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Population12.7M
Local time22:27
31.30° N, 120.60° EElevation 10 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
Postal code215000October: high / low22° / 15°
Rain this month60mm
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Best: Apr–May · Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Suzhou at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:06 · 17:2011 h 14 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:24Next holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitApr–May · Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month32°C
Average high in July
Coolest month0°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
178 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
36 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
3 of them World Heritage
How Suzhou has grown
People living in the built-up area (1,802 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+296%2.92M in 1975 → 11.5M in 2025Weather in Suzhou
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
15°C
Today hour by hourPartly cloudy · wind 9 km/h · humidity 79%
Today22 Oct22°15°
Fri23 Oct23°14°21.6 mm
Sat24 Oct22°18°15.5 mm
Sun25 Oct21°19°30.5 mm
Mon26 Oct24°18°1.2 mm
Tue27 Oct22°13°
Wed28 Oct20°11°
Thu29 Oct21°14°1.5 mm
Fri30 Oct23°15°
Sat31 Oct21°14°0.5 mm
When to go to Suzhou
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 | 32 | 26 | 45 | 67 | 67 | 45 | 31 | 37 | 62 | 82 | 67 | 40 |
| High | 7° | 9° | 14° | 20° | 25° | 28° | 32° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 10° |
| Low | 0° | 2° | 6° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 9° | 3° |
| Rain (mm) | 63 | 63 | 94 | 85 | 107 | 201 | 178 | 169 | 97 | 60 | 54 | 36 |
| Wet days | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
What's on in Suzhou
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Suzhou
UNESCO1.7 km
Lingering Garden
UNESCO1.5 km
Garden of Cultivation
UNESCO2.6 km
Canglang Pavilion
2.9 km
Beisi Pagoda
2.8 km
Xuanmiao Temple, Suzhou
2 km
下津桥Built 1482
Museum3.6 km
Suzhou MuseumBuilt 1960
Museum3 km
Suzhou Silk MuseumBuilt 1991More museums: H+ Art Museum · 中国南社纪念馆 · Yifeng Garden · 司前街看守所旧址 · The Museum of Wu · 唐少傅白公祠 · 御窑金砖博物馆 · 沈德潜故居 · Xiao Hui Wang Art museum · 相城规划展示馆 · 苏州东吴博物馆 · 苏州云岩寺塔
Outdoors around Suzhou
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Ruiguang PagodaViewpoints
2.3 km千人石Viewpoints
4.1 km白马涧生态园Theme parks
5.4 kmSuzhou Shangfangshan Forest ZooZoos
6 km学士楼Mountain huts
8.1 km苏州乐园森林世界Theme parks
8.8 kmNature around Suzhou
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Suzhou
Earthquakes around Suzhou
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19504magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record13within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.5Liyang 23 km ←1979 · 130 km
5.5Hutang 33 km ←1974 · 140 km
5.5Chuansha 28 km ↘1971 · 132 km
5.0Yushan 22 km →1990 · 59 km
Tropical storms · Suzhou
C1Typhoon Co-May (2025)62 km · 65 km/hC1Typhoon Bebinca (2024)29 km · 111 km/hC2Typhoon In-Fa (2021)54 km · 65 km/hC4Typhoon Lekima (2019)57 km · 102 km/hTSTropical Storm Rumbia (2018)24 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Khanun (2005)94 km · 120 km/hC4Typhoon Jelawat (2000)73 km · 65 km/hTSTropical Storm Janis (1995)73 km · 65 km/hC1Typhoon Ted (1992)79 km · 83 km/hC2Typhoon Abe (1990)34 km · 93 km/hC2Typhoon Ofelia (1990)48 km · 74 km/hTSTropical Storm Ken:lola (1989)67 km · 74 km/hC1Typhoon Alex (1987)67 km · 74 km/hC1Typhoon Jeff (1985)70 km · 65 km/h
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 3 · 1 km
Triassic · 2Permian · 1
Formations around the town
Universities and research institutes
Soochow UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1900
Suzhou Polytechnic Institute of AgricultureUniversity or college · founded 1907
Suzhou Art & Design Technology InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1958
Suzhou Industrial Park Vocational Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1997
Suzhou City UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1998
Suzhou University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2001
Suzhou Institute of Trade & CommerceUniversity or college · founded 2003
Suzhou Top Institute of Information TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2003
Suzhou Vocational Institute of Industrial TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2003
西交利物浦大学University or college · founded 2006
Suzhou Global InstituteUniversity or college · founded 2007
Suzhou College of Information TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2009
Suzhou Industrial Park Institute of Services OutsourcingUniversity or college · founded 2010
Suzhou Centennial CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2016
Suzhou Tourism CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2025
Jiangnan Social UniversityUniversity or college
Suzhou Preschool Education CollegeUniversity or college
Suzhou Vocational Health CollegeUniversity or college
Suzhou Vocational UniversityUniversity or college
Suzhou Academy of Agricultural SciencesResearch institute · founded 1950
Suzhou Electrical Apparatus Science AcademyResearch institute · founded 1965
Suzhou Thermal Engineering Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1978
Key Lab of Modern Optical Technologies of Education Ministry of ChinaResearch institute · founded 2003
Suzhou Chien-Shiung Institute of TechnologyResearch institute · founded 2004
Suzhou Nonferrous Metals Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 2005
Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionicsResearch institute · founded 2006
Kunshan Industrial Technology Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 2008
Suzhou Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 2010
Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and TechnologyResearch institute · founded 2011
Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Treatment Technology and MaterialsResearch institute · founded 2013
State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and ProtectionResearch institute · founded 2018
Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and TechnologyResearch institute
Suzhou Institute of Systems MedicineResearch institute
Towns and villages around Suzhou
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Shilu0.9 kmYangjiaqiao2.2 kmNantangzhuangcun2.7 kmYoulian2.7 kmShuangta3.3 kmPingjianglu3.5 kmSunjiaqiao3.6 kmHengtang3.8 kmHuqiu3.8 kmLunan4 kmXinhekou4.1 kmFengchan Yizu4.4 kmFengqiao4.6 kmLubeicun4.6 kmXigaozhuang4.6 kmMofangji4.7 kmHuajin4.8 kmChangqiao4.9 kmXijinqiao5 kmXinguocun5.1 kmShituli5.1 kmHeshan5.1 kmCaokacun5.1 kmXingfu5.2 kmXinyicun5.2 kmXinguo Dadui5.5 kmLongnan5.5 kmWulongqiao5.6 kmCaojiamen5.6 kmFuyangcun5.9 kmYujiashang5.9 kmZiyoucun6 kmLoufeng6.2 kmJiangzhuang6.2 kmXinsheng6.3 kmZhangjiasha6.3 kmChangbangcun6.4 kmChenjiacun6.4 kmJiangjia6.5 kmQianhuxu6.5 kmXinnan6.6 kmDadangli6.6 kmXinnancun6.7 kmLumu6.7 kmWufangtang6.7 kmShihucun6.8 kmShenzhuangcun6.9 kmZhanxia7 kmYuyao7 kmDaguanzhuang7 kmYindingqiao7 kmBaiyangwan7 kmChangjingmiao7.2 kmXikuatang7.2 kmChangqing7.3 kmBaonancun7.4 kmFengjiaba7.4 kmXinfengcun7.4 kmYuezhuangcun7.5 kmHelicun7.5 kmXukou7.6 kmCaojiatian7.8 kmShendiancun7.8 kmTaohuali8 kmCaojiabang8 kmHuangshiqiao8 kmHoulujiaku8.1 kmXiaxucun8.2 kmJinshancun8.2 kmFuqiangcun8.2 kmJiuzao Erzu8.2 kmZhangwangcun8.2 kmHongzhuangcun8.3 kmZhanghuaxiang8.3 kmLiangjiashang8.3 kmPengjiabian8.3 kmXiaojiawan8.3 kmTangzhuang8.4 kmQianhe8.4 kmMoshe8.4 km
Suzhou from above
Around Suzhou33 places to see, do and reach nearby
Jinji LakeNature9.2 kmDushu LakeNature11 kmShihu LakeNature6.5 kmJinji HuNature9.2 kmDushu HuNature10 kmTantai LakeNature7.4 kmQionglong MountainMountain17 kmQizi MountainMountain9.8 kmMount LingyanMountain10 kmLingering GardenMonument1.6 kmGarden of CultivationMonument1.5 kmCanglang PavilionMonument2.6 kmBeisi PagodaMonument2.9 kmXuanmiao Temple, SuzhouMonument2.8 km下津桥Monument2.0 kmWanshou PalaceMonument2.9 kmPan GateMonument2.3 kmSuzhou MuseumMuseum3.6 kmSuzhou Silk MuseumMuseum3.0 kmSuzhou Museum of Opera and TheatreMuseum3.6 kmSuzhou Museum of EducationMuseum2.9 kmSuzhou Art MuseumMuseum2.9 kmStationStation2.2 kmStationStation3.3 kmStationStation6.4 kmSuzhou · ferry portFerry port1.6 kmSuzhou · ferry portFerry port2.4 kmMuduPlace9.1 kmSonglingPlace17 kmWuxiPlace41 kmQingpuPlace52 kmYushanPlace46 kmKunshanPlace35 km
Postal code
215000
Getting to Suzhou
Sunan Shuofang International AirportWUX
27 kmJiaxing Nanhu AirportJNH
68 kmShanghai Hongqiao International AirportSHA
71 km乐桥Railway station
2.2 km苏州Railway station
3.3 km苏州西Railway station
6.4 km白居易码头盘门码头
1.6 km盘门码头白居易码头 · 耦园码头
2.4 kmPlaces near Suzhou
Places with a climate like Suzhou
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Suzhou?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, May and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Suzhou.
What is the hottest month in Suzhou?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32°C and lows of 26°C.
What is the coldest month in Suzhou?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 7°C and lows of 0°C.
What is the rainiest month in Suzhou?
July is the wettest month with about 178 mm of precipitation on 17 wet days.
What is the postal code of Suzhou?
The postal code of Suzhou is 215000.