The center of Kunming is about 189 1m above sea level. Mazongling of Gongwang Mountain is the highest point in Kunming, with an altitude of 4247.7m, and the intersection of Jinsha River and Pudu River is the lowest point in Kunming, with an altitude of 746m m.. The city is located in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and the overall terrain is high in the north and low in the south, gradually decreasing from north to south. Central uplift, lower on the east and west sides. The landform of karst plateau in lake basin is dominant, followed by Hongshan plain, and the elevation of most areas is between1500 ~ 2800 m.
Kunming is located in the central part of Yunnan Province, with east longitude 102 10' to 103 40' and north latitude 24 23' to 26 33'. It is 237.50 kilometers long from north to south and 152 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 2 10 12.54 square kilometers. It is located at the intersection of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, Lan-Mei Cooperation Area and Pan-Pearl River Delta Economic Circle. It is the frontier and important gateway for China to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and even southern Europe and Africa. It has a unique geographical advantage of "connecting Guizhou and Guangxi coastal areas in the east and entering the Central Plains through Sichuan and Chongqing in the north".
Climatic characteristics
Kunming belongs to the subtropical-plateau mountain monsoon climate with low latitude north latitude. Due to the influence of warm and humid airflow in the southwest of Indian Ocean, the sunshine time is long and the frost period is short. The annual average temperature is 15℃, the annual sunshine is about 2200 hours, and the frost-free period is more than 240 days. The climate is mild, with no heat in summer, no severe cold in winter, four seasons like spring and pleasant climate. The annual precipitation is 1035mm, which has typical temperate climate characteristics.
The urban temperature is between 0℃ and 29℃, and the annual temperature difference is the smallest in China and rare in the world. Flowers bloom all year round, and the vegetation is evergreen all year round. It is the famous "Spring City" and "Flower City". The annual temperature difference in Kunming is small, with the annual average temperature in the urban area around 15℃, the monthly average temperature in the hottest time around 19℃, and the monthly average temperature in the coldest time around 8℃. The highest extreme temperature over the years is 365438 0.2℃, and the lowest is MINUS 7.8℃.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Kunming City