Longyou County

"Longyou" redirects here. For the Qing dynasty empress, see Empress Dowager Longyu. For the former jiedushi in Qinghai, see Jiedushi.
Longyou
龙游县
Lungyu
County
Location of Longyou County within Quzhou
Location of Longyou County within Quzhou
Longyou is located in Zhejiang
Longyou
Longyou
Location of the seat in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29°02′07″N 119°10′58″E / 29.03528°N 119.18278°E / 29.03528; 119.18278
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityQuzhou
Area
 • Total
1,143 km2 (441 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
403,100
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Longyou
Simplified Chinese龙游
Traditional Chinese龍游
PostalLungyu
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLóngyóu
Wade–GilesLung2-yu2

Longyou County is a county of Quzhou City, in the west of Zhejiang Province, China.

In it is located the Huzhen pagoda (湖镇舍利塔; Húzhèn Shèlìtǎ). The Quzhou Longyou Caves or Grottoes (衢州龙游石窟; Qúzhōu Lóngyóu shíkū, 29°03′43″N 119°11′03″E / 29.06200°N 119.18412°E / 29.06200; 119.18412). [1][2] are a local feature.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:[1]

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

Climate data for Longyou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.8
(74.8) 		28.9
(84.0) 		33.3
(91.9) 		34.3
(93.7) 		36.6
(97.9) 		38.1
(100.6) 		41.4
(106.5) 		41.1
(106.0) 		40.4
(104.7) 		35.9
(96.6) 		32.0
(89.6) 		24.0
(75.2) 		41.4
(106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.7
(49.5) 		12.4
(54.3) 		16.6
(61.9) 		22.8
(73.0) 		27.5
(81.5) 		29.6
(85.3) 		34.4
(93.9) 		33.8
(92.8) 		29.5
(85.1) 		24.3
(75.7) 		18.5
(65.3) 		12.3
(54.1) 		22.6
(72.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3) 		7.9
(46.2) 		11.8
(53.2) 		17.6
(63.7) 		22.4
(72.3) 		25.3
(77.5) 		29.2
(84.6) 		28.6
(83.5) 		24.6
(76.3) 		19.3
(66.7) 		13.6
(56.5) 		7.7
(45.9) 		17.8
(64.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9) 		4.5
(40.1) 		8.1
(46.6) 		13.5
(56.3) 		18.4
(65.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.7
(76.5) 		20.9
(69.6) 		15.3
(59.5) 		9.9
(49.8) 		4.2
(39.6) 		14.1
(57.4)
Record low °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		1.4
(34.5) 		8.5
(47.3) 		12.5
(54.5) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.5
(65.3) 		11.9
(53.4) 		3.3
(37.9) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		−8.1
(17.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 96.7
(3.81) 		108.9
(4.29) 		190.1
(7.48) 		195.2
(7.69) 		197.2
(7.76) 		324.2
(12.76) 		156.7
(6.17) 		129.0
(5.08) 		89.8
(3.54) 		59.9
(2.36) 		86.4
(3.40) 		76.1
(3.00) 		1,710.2
(67.34)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.1 13.4 17.8 16.5 15.9 17.8 11.3 12.9 10.8 8.5 11.1 10.8 160.9
Average snowy days 3.3 2.4 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.3 7.7
Average relative humidity (%) 78 77 77 76 76 81 74 75 77 75 78 76 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 97.3 97.2 110.6 136.2 155.6 131.8 239.8 223.9 174.8 165.1 130.3 127.3 1,789.9
Percent possible sunshine 30 31 30 35 37 32 56 55 48 47 41 40 40
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "衢州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.


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