Lingao County

Summary

Língāo County (formerly romanised as Limko or Limkao) is an administrative district in Hainan province, China. It is one of the 4 counties of Hainan. Its postal code is 571800, and in 1999, its population was 399,057 people.

Lingao
临高县
Limko
Lingao is located in Hainan
Lingao
Lingao
Location of the seat in Hainan
Coordinates: 19°57′0″N 109°41′6″E / 19.95000°N 109.68500°E / 19.95000; 109.68500
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHainan
Area
 • Total1,317 km2 (508 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total399,057
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)

Climate edit

Lingao has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw).It borders the subtropical monsoon climate (Köppen Cwa).

Climate data for Lingao (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.5
(92.3)
36.5
(97.7)
39.3
(102.7)
39.6
(103.3)
40.3
(104.5)
39.0
(102.2)
39.0
(102.2)
37.0
(98.6)
36.2
(97.2)
33.8
(92.8)
34.8
(94.6)
31.8
(89.2)
40.3
(104.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)
23.6
(74.5)
27.0
(80.6)
30.5
(86.9)
33.0
(91.4)
34.0
(93.2)
33.7
(92.7)
32.7
(90.9)
31.4
(88.5)
29.2
(84.6)
26.4
(79.5)
22.8
(73.0)
28.9
(84.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.8
(64.0)
19.0
(66.2)
21.9
(71.4)
25.3
(77.5)
27.8
(82.0)
28.8
(83.8)
28.7
(83.7)
28.2
(82.8)
27.1
(80.8)
25.2
(77.4)
22.5
(72.5)
19.0
(66.2)
24.3
(75.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2)
16.3
(61.3)
18.9
(66.0)
22.2
(72.0)
24.4
(75.9)
25.4
(77.7)
25.4
(77.7)
25.2
(77.4)
24.4
(75.9)
22.4
(72.3)
19.7
(67.5)
16.4
(61.5)
21.3
(70.4)
Record low °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4)
5.5
(41.9)
6.3
(43.3)
13.4
(56.1)
16.1
(61.0)
20.6
(69.1)
21.4
(70.5)
21.9
(71.4)
18.7
(65.7)
13.1
(55.6)
8.2
(46.8)
2.6
(36.7)
2.6
(36.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.9
(0.70)
20.3
(0.80)
39.2
(1.54)
49.9
(1.96)
122.5
(4.82)
180.6
(7.11)
226.8
(8.93)
326.2
(12.84)
268.2
(10.56)
219.9
(8.66)
60.3
(2.37)
30.9
(1.22)
1,562.7
(61.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.6 8.3 9.0 8.8 12.1 15.1 15.2 15.5 14.5 10.5 7.8 7.6 133
Average relative humidity (%) 86 87 85 83 81 81 81 84 86 84 83 83 84
Mean monthly sunshine hours 108.4 109.2 141.5 172.0 219.2 212.1 229.3 208.8 177.5 175.8 139.2 106.8 1,999.8
Percent possible sunshine 32 34 38 45 54 53 56 53 49 49 42 32 45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  • Harvard University Committee on the Environment (1999). "China County & City Population 1999 FAQ". Archived from the original on 9 January 2016.
  • Official website (Chinese)

19°57′00″N 109°41′06″E / 19.950°N 109.685°E / 19.950; 109.685