Located just north of the province's center and south of the Yellow River, Zhengzhou borders Luoyang to the west, Jiaozuo to the northwest, Xinxiang to the northeast, Kaifeng to the east, Xuchang to the southeast, and Pingdingshan to the southwest. It is geographically the center city of China.
Geographically, Zhengzhou is the center city of China, because it is situated in the south of the Yellow River, with the borders Luoyang to the west, Kaifeng to the east, Xinxiang to the northeast, Xuchang to the southeast, and Pingdingshan to the southwest.
Zhengzhou belongs to warm continental climate, and four seasons are distinct. The annual average temperature is 14.4 °C. July is the hottest month with an average temperature of 27.3 °C. January is the coldest month with the average temperature of 0.2 °C. The annual average rainfall is 640.9 mm; frost-free period has 220 days; the annual sunshine time is about 2400 hours.