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 (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)
10.9
(51.6)
15.3
(59.5)
22.1
(71.8)
27.2
(81.0)
30.3
(86.5)
33.4
(92.1)
32.8
(91.0)
28.6
(83.5)
23.0
(73.4)
17.2
(63.0)
11.3
(52.3)
21.7
(71.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5)
7.1
(44.8)
11.1
(52.0)
17.6
(63.7)
22.7
(72.9)
26.2
(79.2)
29.4
(84.9)
28.6
(83.5)
24.4
(75.9)
18.7
(65.7)
12.8
(55.0)
7.1
(44.8)
17.5
(63.6)
Average low °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6)
4.2
(39.6)
8.0
(46.4)
14.1
(57.4)
19.2
(66.6)
23.0
(73.4)
26.2
(79.2)
25.5
(77.9)
21.2
(70.2)
15.6
(60.1)
9.6
(49.3)
4.0
(39.2)
14.4
(57.9)
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) 63.1
(2.48)
81.1
(3.19)
117.0
(4.61)
166.3
(6.55)
175.0
(6.89)
224.2
(8.83)
198.9
(7.83)
131.8
(5.19)
71.8
(2.83)
91.6
(3.61)
72.5
(2.85)
38.1
(1.50)
1,431.4
(56.36)
Average relative humidity (%) 79 78 78 77 76 79 76 78 77 77 76 75 77
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

References

  1. "嘉鱼县历史沿革_区划地名网".
  2. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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