Laifeng County
County in Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Laifeng County (simplified Chinese: 来凤县; traditional Chinese: 來鳳縣; pinyin: Láifèng Xiàn) is a county of southwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Laifeng County
来凤县 | |
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 Location in Enshi | |
  Laifeng Location of the seat in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 29°30′N 109°24′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture | Enshi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,319.9 km2 (509.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 283,255 |
| • Density | 214.60/km2 (555.82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | laifeng |
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Laifeng, elevation 503 m (1,650 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
38.8 (101.8) |
39.1 (102.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
20.9 (69.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
16.2 (61.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32.7 (1.29) |
42.9 (1.69) |
65.5 (2.58) |
113.6 (4.47) |
189.6 (7.46) |
216.4 (8.52) |
226.3 (8.91) |
149.3 (5.88) |
123.2 (4.85) |
110.7 (4.36) |
59.6 (2.35) |
21.8 (0.86) |
1,351.6 (53.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.0 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 164.3 |
| Average snowy days | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 39.0 | 42.5 | 69.0 | 96.1 | 108.7 | 103.1 | 156.5 | 176.9 | 114.2 | 81.9 | 66.5 | 52.5 | 1,106.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 12 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 24 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
