Shanxi, China
Taiyuan
Taiyuan is a major city in Shanxi, China, 795 m above sea level. It has a population of about 5,304,061 (2020). The climate is classified as cold semi-arid (Köppen BSk), with little rain, large day–night swings and strong sunshine.
Now8°C
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Population5.3M
Local time21:34
37.87° N, 112.56° EElevation 795 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
Postal code030000October: high / low18° / 5°
Rain this month22mm
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Best: Apr–May · Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Taiyuan at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:45 · 17:4511 h 00 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:57Next holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitApr–May · Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month30°C
Average high in July
Coolest month-10°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
96 mm of rain
Driest monthJanuary
3 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 1.6 km
How Taiyuan has grown
People living in the built-up area (367 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+389%886k in 1975 → 4.33M in 2025Weather in Taiyuan
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
8°C
Today hour by hourClear · wind 1 km/h · humidity 71%
Today22 Oct11°8°
Fri23 Oct16°5°
Sat24 Oct18°7°
Sun25 Oct14°11°5.6 mm
Mon26 Oct16°8°
Tue27 Oct10°3°
Wed28 Oct13°2°2 mm
Thu29 Oct17°3°
Fri30 Oct14°5°
Sat31 Oct9°1°
When to go to Taiyuan
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 | 54 | 61 | 88 | 83 | 53 | 44 | 54 | 77 | 86 | 52 | 55 |
| High | 3° | 6° | 12° | 19° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 10° | 4° |
| Low | -10° | -6° | -2° | 5° | 11° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 13° | 5° | -2° | -7° |
| Rain (mm) | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 58 | 96 | 101 | 54 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| Wet days | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
What's on in Taiyuan
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Taiyuan
1.2 km
Chongshan TempleBuilt 1381
0.9 km
Taiyuan Ancient Mosque
1.6 km
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in TaiyuanBuilt 1635
0.5 km
Site of Shanxi Military Governor's Office
1.3 km
Taiyuan Confucian Temple
0.2 km
Chang Jing Lou
Museum3.2 km
Shanxi MuseumBuilt 2005More museums: Art Museum · Former CCP Office at Taiyuan · China Coal Museum · 国民师范旧址 · Taiyuan Northern Qi Mural Museum · Taiyuan Museum · 太原方言博物馆 · Taiyuan Jin Shang Museum · 太原革命历史陈列馆 · Shanxi Science and Technology Museum · 山西考古博物馆 · Shanxi Natural History Museum
Outdoors around Taiyuan
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Taiyuan Ocean WorldTheme parks
2.9 kmTaiyuan ZooZoos
4.9 km高尔夫球练习场Golf courses
9.7 kmNature around Taiyuan
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Taiyuan
Earthquakes around Taiyuan
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19505magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record47within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.8Yuanping 4 km ↘1952 · 95 km
5.3Dazhai 43 km ←1971 · 69 km
5.1Hongxiang 17 km ↙1980 · 71 km
5.0Xinzhou 5 km ↖1991 · 63 km
Universities and research institutes
Shanxi UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1902
Taiyuan University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1902
Shanxi Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1919
North University of ChinaUniversity or college · founded 1941
Shanxi Police CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1949
Shanxi University of Finance and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1951
Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1952
Taiyuan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1952
Shanxi Health Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1953
Shanxi Politics and Law Institute for AdministratorsUniversity or college · founded 1954
Taiyuan Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1954
Shanxi Electric Power Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1955
Shanxi Pharmaceutical Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1957
Shanxi Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1958
Shanxi Finance & Taxation CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1963
Shanxi Vocational & Technical College of Finance & TradeUniversity or college · founded 1978
Communication University of ShanxiUniversity or college · founded 1983
Shanxi Institute of Economics and BusinessUniversity or college · founded 1984
Shanxi International Business Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1984
Taiyuan UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1984
Shanxi Technology and Business CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1986
Shanxi College of Applied Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1991
Taiyuan Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1999
Shanxi University of Finance and Economics Huashang CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2002
Shanxi Sports Vocational SchoolUniversity or college · founded 2004
Shanxi Vocational University of Engineering Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2020
Shanxi Vocational University of Culture and TourismUniversity or college · founded 2025
Shanxi Engineering Vocational CollegeUniversity or college
Shanxi Forestry Vocational Technical CollegeUniversity or college
Shanxi Old Revolutionary Base Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college
Shanxi Open UniversityUniversity or college
Shanxi Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college
Shanxi Professional College of FinanceUniversity or college
Shanxi Railway Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college
Shanxi Staff and Workers Arts and Crafts CollegeUniversity or college
Shanxi Vocational College for Police OfficersUniversity or college
Taiyuan Chemical Industry Group Workers UniversityUniversity or college
Taiyuan City Vocational CollegeUniversity or college
Taiyuan Preschool Teachers CollegeUniversity or college
Institute of Coal ChemistryResearch institute · founded 1954
Shanxi Academy of Building ResearchResearch institute · founded 1955
Shanxi Electromechanical Design and Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1958
Shanxi Academy of ForestryResearch institute · founded 1959
Shanxi Provincial Traffic Planning Survey and Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1964
State Grid Shanxi Electric Power Company Electric Power Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1998
Shanxi Research Institute for Clean EnergyResearch institute · founded 2015
Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical EngineeringResearch institute · founded 2021
China Institute of Daily Chemical IndustryResearch institute
Shanxi Transportation Research InstituteResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Stainless Steel MaterialsResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Coal ConversionResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics DevicesResearch institute
Towns and villages around Taiyuan
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Taiyuanshi2.3 kmHaozhuang2.4 kmJianziwan3.8 kmHoubeitun4.1 kmWayao4.3 kmHouwang4.5 kmYangjiayu4.8 kmPengcun5.1 kmXiliucun5.5 kmDadongliu5.5 kmXiaodongliu5.9 kmQifufen6.2 kmXiaojingyu6.6 kmXiayuan6.8 kmDongshe7.4 kmSanjicun7.4 kmYangjiabu7.4 kmNantun7.6 kmXuxi7.9 kmBeizhang8.2 kmGuadigou8.2 kmDajingyu8.2 kmYijing8.3 kmShelecun8.4 kmXiaofan8.5 kmDujiacun8.7 kmBeijiaoqu9 kmXindian9.1 kmGuanjiayu9.3 kmXiazhuang9.3 kmGeliaogou9.7 kmXincheng9.7 kmHeituo9.8 kmNanhan9.8 kmDawucun10 kmBeiying10 kmZhaigou10 kmXiaoma10 kmHuangling11 kmNiejiashan11 kmMengjiajing11 kmZhuangzishang11 kmFengshenghe12 kmQianlijiashan12 kmXizhai12 kmJuanzicun13 kmXiming13 kmXizhangcun13 kmTaoxing13 kmZhaojiapo13 kmYejizhuang13 kmXiashuiyu13 kmDayaonao13 kmJinsheng14 kmDahuyu14 kmBaijiazhuang14 kmYangqu14 kmShangyeyu14 kmDawa15 kmChangyu15 kmWusu15 kmHuyancun15 kmSidi15 km
Taiyuan from above
Around Taiyuan17 places to see, do and reach nearby
Chongshan TempleMonument1.2 kmTaiyuan Ancient MosqueMonument0.9 kmCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in TaiyuanMonument1.6 kmSite of Shanxi Military Governor's OfficeMonument0.5 kmTaiyuan Confucian TempleMonument1.3 kmChang Jing LouMonument0.2 kmFormer No.1 Middle School of Shanxi ProvinceMonument0.9 kmChunyang GongMonument1.0 kmShanxi MuseumMuseum3.1 kmStationStation2.2 kmStationStation2.4 kmStationStation5.3 kmShanglanPlace21 kmGujiaoPlace38 kmMingxingPlace49 kmLiujiabuPlace26 kmHongxiangPlace55 km
Postal code
030000
Getting to Taiyuan
Taiyuan Wusu International AirportTYN
15 kmLüliang Dawu AirportLLV
126 kmShuozhou Zirun AirportSZH
157 km太原Railway station
2.2 km太原东Railway station
2.4 km太原北Railway station
5.3 kmPlaces near Taiyuan
Places with a climate like Taiyuan
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Taiyuan?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, May and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Taiyuan.
What is the hottest month in Taiyuan?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30°C and lows of 19°C.
What is the coldest month in Taiyuan?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 3°C and lows of -10°C.
What is the rainiest month in Taiyuan?
July is the wettest month with about 96 mm of precipitation on 15 wet days.
What is the postal code of Taiyuan?
The postal code of Taiyuan is 030000.