Jiaoling County (postal: Chiuling; simplified Chinese: 蕉岭; traditional Chinese: 蕉嶺) is a county in the northeast of Guangdong Province, China, bordering Fujian province to the north. Under the jurisdiction of Meizhou City, it was previously known as the Zhenping County (postal: Chenping).
Jiaoling
蕉岭县 Chiuling; Chiaoling | |
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Jiaoling Location of the seat in Guangdong | |
Coordinates: 24°40′N 116°10′E / 24.667°N 116.167°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Meizhou |
Area | |
• Total | 957 km2 (369 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
Jiaoling is noted for its large Hakka population.
Climate data for Jiaoling (2007–2020 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) | 28.2 (82.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.8 (94.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
39.2 (102.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
0.5 (32.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.7 (2.31) |
86.2 (3.39) |
156.5 (6.16) |
192.2 (7.57) |
259.9 (10.23) |
301.1 (11.85) |
161.0 (6.34) |
220.7 (8.69) |
116.7 (4.59) |
37.7 (1.48) |
38.9 (1.53) |
43.5 (1.71) |
1,673.1 (65.85) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.1 | 10.9 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 19.1 | 14.3 | 17.3 | 11.0 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 147.6 |
Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 75 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 122.7 | 94.3 | 88.8 | 100.2 | 118.4 | 131.8 | 203.2 | 190.2 | 183.3 | 183.3 | 158.8 | 142.1 | 1,717.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 37 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 49 | 43 | 39 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |