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Leizhou
雷州市 Hoihong; Luichow | |
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Coordinates: 20°54′51″N 110°05′48″E / 20.9143°N 110.0967°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Zhanjiang |
Area | |
• Total | 2,523 km2 (974 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 279,124 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Local variety | Leizhou Min |
Leizhou | |||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 雷州 | ||||||||||||||||
Postal | Leichow | ||||||||||||||||
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Leizhou (Chinese: 雷州) is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Zhanjiang.
The city was formerly known as Haikang County (postal: Hoihong); it was upgraded into a city in 1994.
Leizhou is located at the extreme southwestern end of Guangdong and lies on the Leizhou Peninsula.
Climate data for Leizhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.3 (99.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.3 (97.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
38.6 (101.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
23.4 (74.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.6 (0.97) |
27.9 (1.10) |
41.0 (1.61) |
89.5 (3.52) |
203.1 (8.00) |
211.5 (8.33) |
224.2 (8.83) |
336.3 (13.24) |
234.5 (9.23) |
132.4 (5.21) |
48.7 (1.92) |
34.5 (1.36) |
1,608.2 (63.32) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.1 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 15.0 | 8.5 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 133.7 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 84 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 105.9 | 90.5 | 101.9 | 148.9 | 212.0 | 220.2 | 239.0 | 212.2 | 199.1 | 216.0 | 177.5 | 138.2 | 2,061.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 31 | 28 | 27 | 39 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 53 | 41 | 46 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration |