Hubei, China
Wuhan
Wuhan is a major city in Hubei, China. It has a population of about 12,326,518 (2020). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now17°C
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Population12.3M
Local time22:25
30.58° N, 114.27° EElevation 20 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
Postal codes430000, 430100 …October: high / low23° / 15°
Rain this month100mm
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Best: Apr · Oct–Nov. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Wuhan at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:30 · 17:4611 h 16 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:49Next 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 month1°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
259 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
35 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 3 km
How Wuhan has grown
People living in the built-up area (772 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+294%2.05M in 1975 → 8.08M in 2025Weather in Wuhan
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
17°C
Today hour by hourRain · wind 5 km/h · humidity 80%
Today22 Oct19°16°1.8 mm
Fri23 Oct22°16°3.4 mm
Sat24 Oct23°15°
Sun25 Oct25°17°
Mon26 Oct25°18°
Tue27 Oct21°15°
Wed28 Oct18°14°
Thu29 Oct21°15°1 mm
Fri30 Oct22°16°4.9 mm
Sat31 Oct20°15°1 mm
When to go to Wuhan
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 | 34 | 54 | 68 | 59 | 41 | 28 | 37 | 64 | 76 | 70 | 47 |
| High | 9° | 11° | 15° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 32° | 32° | 28° | 23° | 17° | 11° |
| Low | 1° | 3° | 7° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 3° |
| Rain (mm) | 62 | 78 | 109 | 158 | 188 | 262 | 259 | 140 | 84 | 100 | 70 | 35 |
| Wet days | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
What's on in Wuhan
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Wuhan
1.7 km
汉口水塔Built 1908
2.8 km
Dazhimen railway station2.5 km
Hankow Customs House
1.5 km
Site of the Nationalist Government in Wuhan
2.4 km
景明大楼
2.6 km
Former National City Bank of New York Building, Hankou
Museum2 km
Wuhan Art Museum
Museum9.1 km
Hubei Provincial MuseumBuilt 1953More museums: 中共中央长江局机关旧址 · Residence of CPC Central Committee Leaders at Hankou · Site of the 5th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party · 中南局招待所旧址 · 中国共产党纪律建设历史陈列馆 · 中国武钢博物馆 · Site of the August 7 Conference · Memorial Hall of the August 7th Meeting · 刘少奇旧居 · 唐生智公馆 · 国铁循礼门站站舍（复建） · 张之洞与武汉博物馆
Outdoors around Wuhan
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
武汉市青少年宫水上世界Water parks
1.6 km白暨豚馆Aquariums
2.8 km龟风飞云观景平台Viewpoints
2.9 km海昌·极地海洋世界Theme parks
3 km草原印象露营农场Camp sites
4.3 kmWuhan ZooZoos
5.2 kmNature around Wuhan
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Wuhan
Earthquakes around Wuhan
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19501magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record11within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.0Chengzhong 12 km ←2019 · 90 km
Universities and research institutes
Wuhan UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1893
Huazhong Agricultural UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1898
Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1898
Central China Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1903
Wuhan City PolytechnicUniversity or college · founded 1904
Hubei Institute of Fine ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1920
Hubei UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1931
Hubei University of EducationUniversity or college · founded 1931
Wuhan University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1948
Zhongnan University of Economics and LawUniversity or college · founded 1948
Hubei University of PoliceUniversity or college · founded 1949
Naval University of EngineeringUniversity or college · founded 1949
Wuhan Institute of Shipbuilding TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1950
South Central Minzu UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1951
Wuhan Polytechnic UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1951
China University of GeosciencesUniversity or college · founded 1952
Hubei Ecology Polytechnic CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1952
Hubei University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1952
Hubei Water Conservancy and Hydropower PolytechnicUniversity or college · founded 1952
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1953
Wuhan Electric Power Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1953
Wuhan Sports UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1953
Wuhan Marine CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1955
Wuhan Railway Vocational College of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1956
Hubei University of Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1958
Wuhan Textile UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1958
Changjiang Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1959
Hubei Provincial Organs Amateur UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1962
Wuhan Conservatory of MusicUniversity or college · founded 1965
Central China Electric Power Joint Workers UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1970
Wuhan Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1972
Wuhan Technical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1972
Hubei Land Resources Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1978
Hubei Open UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1979
Wuhan Open UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1979
Jianghan UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1981
Wuhan Police Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1981
Wuhan Maritime Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1984
Wuhan Social Work PolytechnicUniversity or college · founded 1986
Wuhan Vocational College of Industry and TradeUniversity or college · founded 1988
Hubei Business CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1995
Wuchang University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1997
Wuhan Applied Science and Technology SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1999
Wuhan Donghu UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2000
Wuhan Vocational College Communications and PublishingUniversity or college · founded 2000
College of Post and Telecommunication of Wuhan Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2002
Hubei University Of EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 2002
Hubei University of Technology Engineering and Technology CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2002
Hubei Urban Construction Vocational and Technological CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2002
Wuchang Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2002
Wuhan City CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2002
Wuhan College of Arts and ScienceUniversity or college · founded 2002
Wuhan International Trade UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2002
Wuhan Technology and Business UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2002
Wuhan Vocational College of Foreign Languages and Foreign AffairsUniversity or college · founded 2002
College of International Business and Economics, WTUUniversity or college · founded 2003
College of Sports Science and Technology of Wuhan Sports UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2003
Law and Business College of Hubei University of EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 2003
Wuhan Huaxia University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2003
Hubei Finance and Taxation Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2004
Hubei Vocational College of Bio-TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2004
Wuhan University of CommunicationUniversity or college · founded 2004
Wuhan University of Engineering ScienceUniversity or college · founded 2004
Hubei Youth Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2006
Wuhan Institute of Design and SciencesUniversity or college · founded 2006
Wuhan Qingchuan UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2006
Wuhan Vocational College of Software and EngineeringUniversity or college · founded 2006
Hubei Sports Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2010
China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable EnergyUniversity or college · founded 2012
Wuhan Business UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2013
Hubei Vocational College of Railway TransportationUniversity or college · founded 2015
Wuhan Guanggu Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2016
Wuhan Railway Bridge Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2016
Cyberspace Security University of ChinaUniversity or college · founded 2026
Changjiang PolytechnicUniversity or college
Hubei Communications Technical CollegeUniversity or college
Hubei Light Industry Technology InstituteUniversity or college
Hubei Open Vocational CollegeUniversity or college
Hubei Preschool Teachers CollegeUniversity or college
Hubei Science and Technology CollegeUniversity or college
Towns and villages around Wuhan
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Guqintai3.3 kmYongfeng4.9 kmShilipu5.6 kmHuangjia Dawan5.9 kmGusaoshu6.1 kmChangfeng6.2 kmGusao6.4 kmZhuhesi6.5 kmZhujiating6.6 kmSixin Nongchang6.6 kmZhutaisi6.8 kmGuohudun7 kmJiangti7.2 kmWangjiafan7.3 kmFuyuan7.5 kmYong’antang7.8 kmZhoufengwan7.8 kmYuhualing7.9 kmShannanwan8.1 kmChenjiadun8.3 kmNanchanggang8.6 kmLuojiawan8.9 kmBai Bu Ting9.1 kmMachidun9.2 kmPengjialing9.4 kmYujiawan9.7 kmBadajia9.8 kmGouzui9.8 kmSidui9.9 kmDonghu10 kmHujiadun10 kmSanjintan10 kmDawan10 kmHouhu10 kmShanghuang Jinkou10 kmZhulinzui10 kmDuoluokou10 kmLaoguangounan11 kmShaojiazui11 kmZhangjiadun11 kmLinjiapeng11 kmWangjiazui11 kmZhoujiawan11 kmJiangwan11 kmTaobiao11 kmYuanlindui11 kmXiaoluojiazui12 kmDaijiashan12 kmDuanjiawan12 kmPeiwen12 kmZhangjiawan12 kmLuoshi Nan Lu12 kmPánlóngchéng Jīngjì Kāifāqū12 kmSanhuzui12 kmXinwan12 kmShizishan12 kmZhengjiazui12 kmDongjiadun12 kmZhanjiaji13 kmChenjiaji13 kmMahu13 kmHeping13 kmKuaihuoling13 kmYuanjiahe13 kmDengjia Dawan13 kmBeiyangqiao13 kmTangjiawan13 kmXingang13 kmLiudian13 kmQinglingsi13 kmTianjiatai13 kmSandian13 kmDananhu14 kmYangwanwan14 kmLijiawan14 kmLengshuipu14 kmXiaxinji14 kmGongwan14 kmDagudu14 kmXianjin Dadui14 km
Wuhan from above
Around Wuhan28 places to see, do and reach nearby
East Lake, HubeiNature11 kmMoshui LakeNature6.0 kmTangxun LakeNature18 kmSouth Lake, HubeiNature14 kmShe ShuiNature12 kmHouhu LakeNature17 kmTortoise HillMountain2.9 km汉口水塔Monument1.7 kmDazhimen railway stationMonument2.8 kmHankow Customs HouseMonument2.5 kmSite of the Nationalist Government in WuhanMonument1.5 km景明大楼Monument2.4 kmFormer National City Bank of New York Building, HankouMonument2.6 kmFormer Residence of Zhan TianyouMonument2.7 kmSite of the August 7 ConferenceMonument2.7 kmWuhan Art MuseumMuseum2.0 kmHubei Provincial MuseumMuseum9.1 kmRevolution MuseumMuseum5.8 kmWuhan Erqi Memorial HallMuseum7.8 kmStationStation3.5 kmStationStation4.4 kmStationStation4.6 kmWuhan · ferry portFerry port2.2 kmWuhan · ferry portFerry port2.6 kmPánlóngchéng Jīngjì KāifāqūPlace12 kmGuanshanPlace16 kmHuanggangPlace60 kmXiaoganPlace50 km
Postal codes
430000430100430200
Getting to Wuhan
Wuhan Tianhe International AirportWUH
22 kmEzhou Huahu International AirportEHU
79 kmYueyang Sanhe AirportYYA
170 km汉阳Railway station
3.5 km汉西Railway station
4.4 km汉口Railway station
4.6 km集家嘴码头汉阳门码头
2.2 km龙王庙码头Ferry port
2.6 kmPlaces near Wuhan
Places with a climate like Wuhan
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Wuhan?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, October and November offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Wuhan.
What is the hottest month in Wuhan?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32°C and lows of 26°C.
What is the coldest month in Wuhan?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 9°C and lows of 1°C.
What is the rainiest month in Wuhan?
July is the wettest month with about 259 mm of precipitation on 15 wet days.
What is the postal code of Wuhan?
Wuhan has 3 postal codes: 430000, 430100, 430200.