Huaining County

Huaining
怀宁县
Hwaining
County
Huaining in Anqing
Huaining in Anqing
Coordinates: 30°44′05″N 116°49′47″E / 30.7348°N 116.8296°E / 30.7348; 116.8296
CountryChina
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityAnqing
County seatGaohe
Area
 • Total
1,276 km2 (493 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
496,683
 • Density389.2/km2 (1,008/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
246121

Huaining County (simplified Chinese: 怀宁县; traditional Chinese: 懷寧縣; pinyin: Huáiníng Xiàn) is a county in the southwest Anhui Province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Anqing. It has a population of 790,000[when?] and an area of 1,543 km2 (596 sq mi). The government of Huaining County was originally based in Shipai (Shihpai) (石牌镇) Town and moved to its current location in Gaohe Town (高河镇) on 18 January 2002.

Administrative divisions

Map including Huaining (labeled as HUAI-NING (ANKING) 懷寧) (AMS, 1954)

Huaining County has jurisdiction over fifteen towns and five townships.

Towns

Townships:

Climate

Climate data for Huaining, elevation 36 m (118 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) 23.8
(74.8)		 26.7
(80.1)		 30.7
(87.3)		 32.7
(90.9)		 35.7
(96.3)		 37.7
(99.9)		 39.7
(103.5)		 39.6
(103.3)		 36.2
(97.2)		 34.7
(94.5)		 29.1
(84.4)		 21.9
(71.4)		 39.7
(103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)		 10.8
(51.4)		 15.5
(59.9)		 21.9
(71.4)		 26.8
(80.2)		 29.3
(84.7)		 32.4
(90.3)		 32.1
(89.8)		 28.2
(82.8)		 23.2
(73.8)		 17.0
(62.6)		 10.5
(50.9)		 21.3
(70.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)		 6.4
(43.5)		 10.8
(51.4)		 17.0
(62.6)		 22.1
(71.8)		 25.3
(77.5)		 28.5
(83.3)		 27.9
(82.2)		 23.6
(74.5)		 18.0
(64.4)		 11.8
(53.2)		 5.9
(42.6)		 16.8
(62.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4)		 3.0
(37.4)		 7.2
(45.0)		 13.0
(55.4)		 18.3
(64.9)		 22.1
(71.8)		 25.3
(77.5)		 24.7
(76.5)		 20.2
(68.4)		 14.2
(57.6)		 8.0
(46.4)		 2.5
(36.5)		 13.3
(55.9)
Record low °C (°F) −9.0
(15.8)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 1.0
(33.8)		 9.0
(48.2)		 15.9
(60.6)		 16.8
(62.2)		 16.7
(62.1)		 10.5
(50.9)		 1.9
(35.4)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 −5.1
(22.8)		 −9.0
(15.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61.6
(2.43)		 74.3
(2.93)		 113.3
(4.46)		 146.8
(5.78)		 175.8
(6.92)		 261.4
(10.29)		 233.9
(9.21)		 145.3
(5.72)		 61.5
(2.42)		 51.3
(2.02)		 60.1
(2.37)		 35.8
(1.41)		 1,421.1
(55.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.4 11.0 13.6 13.0 12.5 13.3 12.3 11.6 7.6 7.7 8.5 8.0 129.5
Average snowy days 4.5 2.3 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1.6 9.6
Average relative humidity (%) 77 77 76 75 76 82 81 81 79 76 77 74 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 103.7 104.1 126.5 156.7 171.8 148.2 200.1 201.8 169.6 160.8 141.2 129.4 1,813.9
Percentage possible sunshine 32 33 34 40 40 35 47 50 46 46 45 41 41
Source: China Meteorological Administration

Transport

Culture

Huaining County is noted as the birthplace of Huangmei opera.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ 走进怀宁. Huaining County People's Government. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.