Jiayu County

Jiayu County (simplified Chinese: 嘉鱼; traditional Chinese: 嘉魚; pinyin: Jiāyú Xiàn) is a county of southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, located on the southeast (right) bank of the Yangtze River. It is under the administration of Xianning City and has a land area of 1,018.4 square kilometres (393.2 sq mi), and a population of 360,000 in 2004.

Jiayu County
嘉鱼县
Kiayü
Panjiawan - on the Yangtze embankment
Panjiawan - on the Yangtze embankment
Jiayu is located in Hubei
Jiayu
Jiayu
Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°03′N 114°03′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityXianning
Area
  Total1,018.4 km2 (393.2 sq mi)
Population
2010
  Total319,196
  Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Jiayu County consists of eight towns:[1] Yuyue (鱼岳), Luxi (陆溪), Gaotieling (高铁岭), Guanqiao (官桥), Xinjie (新街), Panjiawan (潘家湾), Dupu (渡普), Paizhouwan (簰洲湾).

Climate

Climate data for Jiayu (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)
29.7
(85.5)
34.2
(93.6)
36.3
(97.3)
36.4
(97.5)
38.2
(100.8)
39.5
(103.1)
40.2
(104.4)
38.7
(101.7)
35.2
(95.4)
35.8
(96.4)
25.6
(78.1)
40.2
(104.4)
Average high °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
11.5
(52.7)
16.2
(61.2)
22.7
(72.9)
27.2
(81.0)
30.3
(86.5)
33.4
(92.1)
32.8
(91.0)
28.8
(83.8)
23.3
(73.9)
17.3
(63.1)
11.1
(52.0)
21.9
(71.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6)
7.5
(45.5)
11.8
(53.2)
18.0
(64.4)
22.7
(72.9)
26.2
(79.2)
29.3
(84.7)
28.6
(83.5)
24.5
(76.1)
18.9
(66.0)
12.9
(55.2)
7.1
(44.8)
17.7
(63.8)
Average low °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8)
4.5
(40.1)
8.5
(47.3)
14.3
(57.7)
19.2
(66.6)
23.1
(73.6)
26.1
(79.0)
25.5
(77.9)
21.3
(70.3)
15.7
(60.3)
9.7
(49.5)
4.1
(39.4)
14.5
(58.1)
Record low °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7)
−5.9
(21.4)
−1.3
(29.7)
2.8
(37.0)
10.5
(50.9)
14.1
(57.4)
19.4
(66.9)
16.8
(62.2)
12.1
(53.8)
4.6
(40.3)
−1.6
(29.1)
−8.1
(17.4)
−8.1
(17.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 68.4
(2.69)
81.8
(3.22)
117.6
(4.63)
170.0
(6.69)
183.1
(7.21)
247.4
(9.74)
210.8
(8.30)
121.1
(4.77)
69.7
(2.74)
77.7
(3.06)
69.7
(2.74)
39.9
(1.57)
1,457.2
(57.36)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.3 12.0 14.6 12.9 13.5 13.3 11.5 10.5 8.1 9.5 9.6 8.6 135.4
Average snowy days 4.4 2.3 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.0 8.6
Average relative humidity (%) 78 77 77 76 76 80 77 78 76 76 76 74 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 95.5 94.8 117.7 148.5 163.9 163.9 220.3 219.3 168.3 149.0 133.1 123.3 1,797.6
Percent possible sunshine 29 30 32 38 39 39 52 54 46 43 42 39 40
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

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