Huilai County (postal: Hweilai; simplified Chinese: 惠来县; traditional Chinese: 惠來縣; pinyin: Huìlái Xiàn) is a county covering part of the eastern coast of Guangdong province, China, facing the South China Sea to the south. It lies under the jurisdiction of Jieyang.
Huilai
惠来县 Hweilai | |
|---|---|
  Huilai Location of the seat in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°01′59″N 116°17′35″E / 23.033°N 116.293°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Jieyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,207 km2 (466 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,040,779 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Huilai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
38.4 (101.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
28.7 (83.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
22.4 (72.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.6 (67.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.0 (1.10) |
42.5 (1.67) |
71.9 (2.83) |
152.8 (6.02) |
223.8 (8.81) |
369.7 (14.56) |
283.6 (11.17) |
328.3 (12.93) |
169.1 (6.66) |
35.0 (1.38) |
36.5 (1.44) |
31.7 (1.25) |
1,772.9 (69.82) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.3 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 17.1 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 116.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 151.3 | 118.0 | 118.2 | 128.1 | 156.6 | 173.0 | 238.1 | 211.2 | 204.8 | 213.5 | 178.0 | 161.9 | 2,052.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 45 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 43 | 58 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 54 | 49 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
editThe currently under construction Huilai railway station, on the Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway, will serve the county.
References
edit- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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