Zhuzhou is located in a subtropical monsoon climate zone and with its abundant mineral and organic resources has one of the highest agricultural yields in Hunan Province.

Summer is long and hot.

There are abundant sunshine and the weather is cool.

Winter is long, windy and humid.

Zhuzhou is a very important transportation junction in South China. The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway and the Hunan-Guizhou Railway meet here, which makes Zhuzhou Railway Station, conveniently located in downtown Zhuzhou, one of the five special class passenger-and-goods transportation stations in China. On average, a train passes through every three minutes. Zhuzhou North Station is the largest goods transportation marshalling station in South China, with 110 trains and more than 30,000 passengers passing through every day.

The Xiang River (Xiangjiang) flows through Zhuzhou, which makes it one of the eight river ports of Hunan Province.

Zhuzhou Television Tower is a 293-metre (961 ft) tall free standing telecommunications tower in Zhuzhou, China.It is the ninth tallest tower in China, and the second tallest steel tower. It features a revolving restaurant and open-air observation deck. It broadcasts five television and two radio channels.

The Mausoleum of Emperor Yandi