Lushui
Lushui (simplified Chinese: 泸水; traditional Chinese: 瀘水; pinyin: Lúshuǐ) is a county-level city in and the seat of Nujiang Prefecture, western Yunnan Province, China. It borders Myanmar's Kachin State to the west and occupies the southern fifth of Nujiang Prefecture.
Lushui
泸水市 | |
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.png.webp) Location of Lushui County (pink) and Nujiang Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan | |
  Lushui Location in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates (Lushui municipal government): 25°49′21″N 98°51′28″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Nujiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,938 km2 (1,134 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 187,100 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 673200 |
| Area code | 0886 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Lushui City has 6 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township.[1]
- 6 towns
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- 2 townships
- Chenggan (称杆乡)
- Gudeng (古登乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Luobenzhuo Bai (洛本卓白族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Lushui (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.7 (99.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.7 (101.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
15.8 (60.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.6 (0.54) |
28.5 (1.12) |
44.3 (1.74) |
46.1 (1.81) |
94.0 (3.70) |
148.1 (5.83) |
168.8 (6.65) |
159.1 (6.26) |
123.8 (4.87) |
114.5 (4.51) |
25.9 (1.02) |
10.5 (0.41) |
977.2 (38.46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.7 | 9.2 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 18.3 | 19.8 | 24.3 | 22.9 | 18.8 | 12.3 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 166.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 52 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 66 | 61 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 225.0 | 196.0 | 204.1 | 202.6 | 162.8 | 125.2 | 105.0 | 126.3 | 146.9 | 180.3 | 209.2 | 245.4 | 2,128.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 68 | 61 | 54 | 53 | 39 | 31 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 65 | 75 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2003)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas - Unesco World Heritage Site
- Gaoligong Mountains
References
- "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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