County-level city in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Leizhou (labelled as HAI-K'ANG (LUICHOW) 海康（雷州）) (1954)
Leizhou (Chinese: 雷州) is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Zhanjiang.[1]
The city was formerly known as Haikang County (postal: Hoihong); it was upgraded into a city in 1994.
Geography
Leizhou is located at the extreme southwestern end of Guangdong and lies on the Leizhou Peninsula.
Transportation
Climate
| Climate data for Leizhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
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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)
|
29.5
(85.1)
|
34.4
(93.9)
|
37.5
(99.5)
|
39.5
(103.1)
|
38.6
(101.5)
|
37.7
(99.9)
|
38.5
(101.3)
|
36.5
(97.7)
|
36.3
(97.3)
|
34.5
(94.1)
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32.9
(91.2)
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29.6
(85.3)
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39.5
(103.1)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
19.5
(67.1)
|
20.6
(69.1)
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23.5
(74.3)
|
27.6
(81.7)
|
31.2
(88.2)
|
32.9
(91.2)
|
32.9
(91.2)
|
32.2
(90.0)
|
31.0
(87.8)
|
28.8
(83.8)
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25.7
(78.3)
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21.4
(70.5)
|
27.3
(81.1)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
15.9
(60.6)
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17.2
(63.0)
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20.2
(68.4)
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24.1
(75.4)
|
27.1
(80.8)
|
28.6
(83.5)
|
28.7
(83.7)
|
28.2
(82.8)
|
27.2
(81.0)
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24.8
(76.6)
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21.6
(70.9)
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17.4
(63.3)
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23.4
(74.2)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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13.5
(56.3)
|
15.1
(59.2)
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18.0
(64.4)
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21.6
(70.9)
|
24.3
(75.7)
|
25.7
(78.3)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
25.5
(77.9)
|
24.5
(76.1)
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22.0
(71.6)
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18.7
(65.7)
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14.6
(58.3)
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20.8
(69.4)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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4.7
(40.5)
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3.7
(38.7)
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4.8
(40.6)
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10.8
(51.4)
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15.6
(60.1)
|
20.1
(68.2)
|
21.8
(71.2)
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21.6
(70.9)
|
17.0
(62.6)
|
12.3
(54.1)
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6.6
(43.9)
|
2.4
(36.3)
|
2.4
(36.3)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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24.6
(0.97)
|
27.9
(1.10)
|
41.0
(1.61)
|
89.5
(3.52)
|
203.1
(8.00)
|
211.5
(8.33)
|
224.2
(8.83)
|
336.3
(13.24)
|
234.5
(9.23)
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132.4
(5.21)
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48.7
(1.92)
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34.5
(1.36)
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1,608.2
(63.32)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
7.1
|
9.3
|
11.3
|
11.9
|
14.3
|
13.4
|
15.2
|
16.4
|
15.0
|
8.5
|
5.4
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5.9
|
133.7
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
83
|
87
|
89
|
88
|
84
|
82
|
82
|
85
|
85
|
81
|
79
|
78
|
84
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
105.9
|
90.5
|
101.9
|
148.9
|
212.0
|
220.2
|
239.0
|
212.2
|
199.1
|
216.0
|
177.5
|
138.2
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2,061.4
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| Percent possible sunshine
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31
|
28
|
27
|
39
|
52
|
55
|
59
|
54
|
55
|
60
|
53
|
41
|
46
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] all-time extreme temperature[4]
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Notable People
See also
References
