Guangrao County
County in Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Guangrao County (simplified Chinese: 广饶县; traditional Chinese: 廣饒縣; pinyin: Guǎngráo Xiàn) is a county of Dongying City in north-central Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The southernmost county-level division of Dongying City, it lies halfway between the downtowns of Zibo and Dongying.
Guangrao County
广饶县 Kwangjao | |
|---|---|
Guangrao Guandi Temple, built in 1028, making it the oldest extant wooden building in Shandong | |
 Location in Dongying | |
  Guangrao Location of the seat in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 37°03′N 118°24′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Dongying |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,137.9 km2 (439.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 533,893[1] |
| • Density | 469.19/km2 (1,215.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 257300 |
The population in 1999 was 470,198.[2]
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Guangrao, elevation 14 m (46 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
39.1 (102.4) |
41.6 (106.9) |
40.1 (104.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.2 (100.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
41.6 (106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
13.4 (56.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.0 (−0.4) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.6 (0.22) |
12.5 (0.49) |
10.6 (0.42) |
25.6 (1.01) |
58.4 (2.30) |
81.2 (3.20) |
143.8 (5.66) |
163.4 (6.43) |
49.2 (1.94) |
26.2 (1.03) |
24.3 (0.96) |
7.5 (0.30) |
608.3 (23.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 70.6 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 9.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 57 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 61 | 74 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 159.6 | 165.5 | 214.1 | 229.7 | 258.9 | 224.5 | 192.1 | 190.0 | 189.0 | 191.7 | 157.8 | 153.8 | 2,326.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 52 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 53 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
