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Wuhan

Total population

12,450,000

Air quality index

61Moderate
WeatherAvg high 71.8°F
Coordinates30.58°, 114.29°

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City facts

Overview

Wuhan is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of 13,739,000, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the seventh-most-populous city in China. It is also one of China's nine national central cities.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
30.5789
Longitude
114.2921
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
71.8°F
Avg low
58.4°F
Annual precipitation
52.2 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
61
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
45.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
46.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
2
NO₂ (µg/m³)
98.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
23,910
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Chinese Blackbird
    Turdus mandarinus Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    938
  • Azure-winged Magpie
    Cyanopica cyanus (Pallas, 1776) · Aves
    937
  • Spotted dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    919
  • Light-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    793
  • Oriental Magpie-Robin
    Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    718
  • Masked Laughingthrush
    Garrulax perspicillatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    716
  • Oriental Magpie
    Pica serica Gould, 1845 · Aves
    671
  • Eurasian Moorhen
    Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    585

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2019-12-26

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hubei

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,281

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
5
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Wuhan

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Wuhan, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Open Library