Yellow Crane Tower
Wuhan, China
The Yellow Crane Tower is a pagoda and Lou building in Wuhan, China, featuring Chinese architecture. It is a Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction and is associated with Buddhism. The site is part of the Three Great Towers of Jiangnan and Eleven Chinese Historical and Cultural Buildings. It is the 66th most looked-up sight in China on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The tower is open from 08:00 to 18:20 from April to October and from November to March, with an additional 20 minutes of access. Adult admission is ¥70, and concession tickets are ¥35. Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is 27 km from the tower, and the site is 1,058 km from Beijing.
The weather varies by month. December is the driest month with 36 mm of rain and about 6 rainy days. June is the wettest month with 265 mm of rain and about 17 rainy days. The highest temperatures occur in July and August, with daily highs of 32 °C. The lowest temperature is in January, with a daily low of 1 °C. In May, daily highs reach 26 °C with about 15 rainy days.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 32 °C. The wettest is June, with about 265 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 11 |
| Average low, °C | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Rainfall, mm | 63 | 79 | 111 | 161 | 189 | 265 | 259 | 139 | 85 | 100 | 71 | 36 |
| Rainy days | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
