County-level & Sub-prefectural city in Hainan, People's Republic of China
Qionghai, or in local Hainanese dialect as Kheng Hai, is one of the seven county-level cities of Hainan province, China. Although called a "city", Qionghai refers to a large land area in Hainan - an area which was once a county. Within this area is the main city, Qionghai City. It is located in the east of the island at the mouth of the Wanquan River, 86 kilometres (53 mi) from the provincial capital of Haikou. It has an area of 1,692 square kilometres (653 sq mi) and in 2010, it had a population of 483,217 people.
The seat of government is at Jiaji (simplified Chinese: 嘉积镇; traditional Chinese: 嘉積鎮; pinyin: Jiājī Zhèn), locally referred to as Kachek city. Bo'ao, seat of the Boao Forum for Asia, belongs to Qionghai.
The former counties of Qiongdong (postal: Kiungtung) and Lehui (樂㑹, postal: Lokwei) are now part of Qionghai City.
Climate
Qionghai has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am).[1] Monsoonal influences are strong, with a relatively lengthy wet season and a pronounced dry season (January to March). Rainfall is heaviest and most frequent from August to October, when typhoons may strike, and is otherwise still common throughout the year, averaging an annual total of 2,000 mm (79 in); there are 9.3 days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of rain. Humidity is consistently very high, with an average relative humidity of 85.8%. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 31% in February to 62% in July, the city receives 2,037 hours of bright sunshine annually; the city receives about only a third of possible sunshine from December thru February, while May thru July is the sunniest time of year.
| Climate data for Qionghai (1991−2020 normals)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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31.2
(88.2)
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34.7
(94.5)
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33.9
(93.0)
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36.8
(98.2)
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38.8
(101.8)
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39.2
(102.6)
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39.2
(102.6)
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37.2
(99.0)
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36.9
(98.4)
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34.8
(94.6)
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33.5
(92.3)
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30.4
(86.7)
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39.2
(102.6)
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| Average high °C (°F)
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22.9
(73.2)
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24.3
(75.7)
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27.2
(81.0)
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30.2
(86.4)
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32.7
(90.9)
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33.6
(92.5)
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33.4
(92.1)
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33.1
(91.6)
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31.8
(89.2)
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29.5
(85.1)
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26.9
(80.4)
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23.7
(74.7)
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29.1
(84.4)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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19
(66)
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20.4
(68.7)
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23.1
(73.6)
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26
(79)
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28
(82)
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29
(84)
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28.8
(83.8)
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28.3
(82.9)
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27.4
(81.3)
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25.7
(78.3)
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23.3
(73.9)
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20.1
(68.2)
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24.9
(76.8)
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| Average low °C (°F)
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16.6
(61.9)
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17.9
(64.2)
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20.6
(69.1)
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23.3
(73.9)
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25
(77)
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26
(79)
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25.8
(78.4)
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25.3
(77.5)
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24.7
(76.5)
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23
(73)
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20.9
(69.6)
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17.8
(64.0)
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22.2
(72.0)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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7.8
(46.0)
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8.0
(46.4)
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6.3
(43.3)
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14.6
(58.3)
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15.7
(60.3)
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21.0
(69.8)
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22.2
(72.0)
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21.5
(70.7)
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18.8
(65.8)
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13.9
(57.0)
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10.1
(50.2)
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6.3
(43.3)
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6.3
(43.3)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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40.4
(1.59)
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49.3
(1.94)
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62.9
(2.48)
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119.1
(4.69)
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216.6
(8.53)
|
174
(6.9)
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188.5
(7.42)
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282.3
(11.11)
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374.7
(14.75)
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419
(16.5)
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122.3
(4.81)
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86.8
(3.42)
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2,135.9
(84.14)
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| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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10.7
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10.2
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10.4
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10.6
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14.2
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13.5
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13.7
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17.6
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17.1
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15.5
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12.6
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11.4
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157.5
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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85
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86
|
85
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83
|
82
|
81
|
81
|
83
|
84
|
82
|
82
|
82
|
83
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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95.8
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101.9
|
143
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174.9
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214.7
|
220.6
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234.1
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212.8
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166.7
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150.8
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112.4
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85.9
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1,913.6
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| Percent possible sunshine
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34
|
31
|
41
|
48
|
55
|
57
|
62
|
54
|
49
|
45
|
36
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33
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46
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000),[2][3]
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Administrative divisions
Qionghai is divided into 12 towns:[4]
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- Longjiang (龙江镇)
- Tanmen (潭门镇)
- Tayang (塔洋镇)
- Changpo (长坡镇)
- Dalu (大路镇)
- Huishan (会山镇)
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Other
The most famous dish of Qionghai is called Kazek Duck.
Qionghai is served by Qionghai Bo'ao Airport.
