Lushan
庐山市
County-level city
Location of Lushan City (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Location of Lushan City (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Lushan is located in China
Lushan
Lushan
Coordinates: 29°26′53″N 116°02′42″E / 29.4481°N 116.0451°E / 29.4481; 116.0451
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJiujiang
SeatNankang
Area
 • Total913 km2 (353 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total244,755
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal Code
332800
Towns7
Township1

Lushan City (simplified Chinese: 庐山; traditional Chinese: 廬山; pinyin: Lúshān), formerly Xingzi County (Singtze; Hingtzu) (Chinese: 星子县), is a county-level city in the north of Jiangxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang.

Administrative divisions

Lushan City is divided to 9 towns and 1 township.[1]

9 towns
  • Nankang (南康镇)
  • Bailu (白鹿镇)
  • Wenquan (温泉镇)
  • Xingzi (星子镇)
  • Hualin (华林镇)
  • Jiaotang (蛟塘镇)
  • Hengtang (横塘镇)
  • Guling (牯岭镇)
  • Haihui (海会镇)
1 township

Climate

Climate data for Lushan City (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.6
(74.5) 		27.3
(81.1) 		30.5
(86.9) 		33.6
(92.5) 		34.0
(93.2) 		36.1
(97.0) 		37.9
(100.2) 		38.9
(102.0) 		37.1
(98.8) 		34.3
(93.7) 		29.6
(85.3) 		20.8
(69.4) 		38.9
(102.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5) 		11.5
(52.7) 		15.6
(60.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		26.3
(79.3) 		28.9
(84.0) 		32.3
(90.1) 		32.4
(90.3) 		29.0
(84.2) 		23.9
(75.0) 		17.5
(63.5) 		11.3
(52.3) 		21.6
(70.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5) 		7.8
(46.0) 		11.7
(53.1) 		17.7
(63.9) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.8
(78.4) 		29.1
(84.4) 		28.9
(84.0) 		25.2
(77.4) 		19.9
(67.8) 		13.5
(56.3) 		7.5
(45.5) 		17.9
(64.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7) 		4.8
(40.6) 		8.6
(47.5) 		14.4
(57.9) 		19.4
(66.9) 		23.1
(73.6) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.1
(79.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		16.6
(61.9) 		10.2
(50.4) 		4.4
(39.9) 		14.9
(58.8)
Record low °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		3.1
(37.6) 		9.2
(48.6) 		14.7
(58.5) 		19.2
(66.6) 		18.6
(65.5) 		14.6
(58.3) 		4.6
(40.3) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		−9.5
(14.9) 		−9.5
(14.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 67.2
(2.65) 		83.2
(3.28) 		145.3
(5.72) 		183.8
(7.24) 		210.6
(8.29) 		250.5
(9.86) 		202.8
(7.98) 		139.5
(5.49) 		69.5
(2.74) 		51.2
(2.02) 		63.8
(2.51) 		41.7
(1.64) 		1,509.1
(59.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.4 12.2 15.4 15.0 14.6 15.7 11.3 10.5 6.9 6.7 9.4 8.9 139
Average snowy days 3.6 2.1 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.5 7.7
Average relative humidity (%) 73 73 75 75 75 80 78 76 71 67 70 70 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 88.0 90.3 104.0 128.6 141.0 123.9 197.6 198.8 176.1 164.0 133.9 122.0 1,668.2
Percent possible sunshine 37 27 29 28 33 33 30 46 49 48 47 42 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
Climate data for Gulingzhen, Lushan (elevation 1,165 m (3,822 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9) 		20.5
(68.9) 		24.6
(76.3) 		26.4
(79.5) 		28.1
(82.6) 		29.3
(84.7) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.8
(89.2) 		30.2
(86.4) 		28.5
(83.3) 		25.1
(77.2) 		18.9
(66.0) 		31.8
(89.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1) 		7.0
(44.6) 		11.0
(51.8) 		16.8
(62.2) 		20.7
(69.3) 		23.2
(73.8) 		26.1
(79.0) 		25.3
(77.5) 		21.9
(71.4) 		17.3
(63.1) 		12.7
(54.9) 		7.0
(44.6) 		16.1
(61.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1) 		2.9
(37.2) 		6.7
(44.1) 		12.5
(54.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		19.8
(67.6) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.8
(71.2) 		18.1
(64.6) 		13.3
(55.9) 		8.5
(47.3) 		2.9
(37.2) 		12.2
(54.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.3
(27.9) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		3.5
(38.3) 		9.1
(48.4) 		13.7
(56.7) 		17.3
(63.1) 		20.3
(68.5) 		19.5
(67.1) 		15.7
(60.3) 		10.5
(50.9) 		5.5
(41.9) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		9.4
(48.9)
Record low °C (°F) −13.6
(7.5) 		−11.6
(11.1) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		1.6
(34.9) 		5.8
(42.4) 		11.9
(53.4) 		12.8
(55.0) 		6.5
(43.7) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−9.9
(14.2) 		−16.7
(1.9) 		−16.7
(1.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 85.3
(3.36) 		98.5
(3.88) 		167.9
(6.61) 		202.2
(7.96) 		251.2
(9.89) 		306.1
(12.05) 		274.2
(10.80) 		290.3
(11.43) 		147.8
(5.82) 		97.4
(3.83) 		83.0
(3.27) 		61.7
(2.43) 		2,065.6
(81.33)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.3 13.7 17.0 16.7 16.2 17.4 13.5 15.3 10.8 10.4 11.7 11.2 168.2
Average snowy days 9.3 6.7 3.5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 5.2 26.1
Average relative humidity (%) 73 76 77 77 79 85 85 87 84 75 69 65 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 112.3 102.4 112.9 130.4 136.5 111.4 175.7 153.9 147.6 158.8 144.0 142.7 1,628.6
Percent possible sunshine 35 32 30 34 32 27 41 38 40 45 45 45 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：庐山市".
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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