Baiyin
Gansu province · China
Named "White-Silver" after a Ming-dynasty government mining office established here, Baiyin is a mid-sized city in northeastern Gansu province whose identity has long been shaped by non-ferrous metal extraction — earning it the nickname "Copper City" for its significant copper reserves and output. Founded as a modern industrial base in the 1950s, the city sits along the upper Yellow River, which cuts through the area in an S-curve, and is a short drive from the provincial capital Lanzhou.
- Population294,400
- Nearest water from center 1.4 km0.9 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Climate · monthly averages
J
-6°22°
5mm0.2in
F
-1°30°
5mm0.3in
M
5°41°
10mm0.5in
A
11°53°
20mm0.8in
M
16°61°
30mm1.2in
J
21°69°
40mm1.6in
J
22°72°
60mm2.4in
A
21°69°
75mm2.9in
S
16°60°
55mm2.2in
O
9°49°
30mm1.2in
N
2°36°
5mm0.3in
D
-4°25°
5mm0.1in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗