Longhua County
隆化县 Lunghwa | |
|---|---|
  Longhua Location of the seat in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′50″N 117°44′20″E / 41.314°N 117.739°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Chengde |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Longhua County (simplified Chinese: 隆化县; traditional Chinese: 隆化縣; pinyin: Lónghuà Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Hebei province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the east. It is under the administration of Chengde City.
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| Climate data for Longhua (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.3 (100.9) |
40.7 (105.3) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
15.2 (59.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
1.4 (34.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.7 (−19.7) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−23.1 (−9.6) |
−26.4 (−15.5) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.4 (0.06) |
3.7 (0.15) |
10.3 (0.41) |
22.6 (0.89) |
49.1 (1.93) |
86.3 (3.40) |
143.8 (5.66) |
98.6 (3.88) |
52.7 (2.07) |
30.4 (1.20) |
9.5 (0.37) |
2.3 (0.09) |
510.7 (20.11) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 76.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 17.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 50 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 61 | 57 | 54 | 56 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 191.5 | 195.3 | 234.8 | 241.5 | 262.7 | 225.8 | 210.5 | 225.7 | 216.6 | 215.5 | 181.4 | 180.5 | 2,581.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 46 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||