Lushui

Lushui
泸水市 · ꓡꓴꓽ-ꓢꓴꓲ ꓫꓵꓹ
County-level city
Cityscape of Liuku Subdistrict
Tongxin Square
Nujiang Avenue
Peaceful Tower
Nujiang River across Lushui downtown
Lushui is located in Yunnan
Lushui
Lushui
Location in Yunnan
Lushui is located in China
Lushui
Lushui
Lushui (China)
Coordinates (Lushui municipal government): 25°49′21″N 98°51′28″E / 25.8226°N 98.8577°E / 25.8226; 98.8577
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Autonomous prefectureNujiang
Municipal seatLiuku Subdistrict
Area
 • Total
2,938 km2 (1,134 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
203,977
 • Density69.43/km2 (179.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
673200
Area code0886
Websitewww.ynls.gov.cn

Lushui (simplified Chinese: 泸水; traditional Chinese: 瀘水; pinyin: Lúshuǐ, Lisu: ꓡꓴꓽ-ꓢꓴꓲ) 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.

Administrative divisions

Lushui City has 2 subdistricts, 5 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township.

2 subdistricts
6 towns
2 townships
1 ethnic township

Climate

Climate data for Lushui (Liuku), elevation 950 m (3,120 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
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)		 39.9
(103.8)		 39.2
(102.6)		 37.4
(99.3)		 36.1
(97.0)		 36.4
(97.5)		 35.5
(95.9)		 29.8
(85.6)		 27.7
(81.9)		 39.9
(103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3)		 23.5
(74.3)		 26.2
(79.2)		 28.1
(82.6)		 29.9
(85.8)		 30.4
(86.7)		 29.7
(85.5)		 30.0
(86.0)		 29.2
(84.6)		 26.9
(80.4)		 24.2
(75.6)		 21.8
(71.2)		 26.8
(80.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.6
(56.5)		 15.9
(60.6)		 18.8
(65.8)		 21.3
(70.3)		 23.8
(74.8)		 25.4
(77.7)		 25.0
(77.0)		 24.9
(76.8)		 23.8
(74.8)		 21.1
(70.0)		 17.0
(62.6)		 14.1
(57.4)		 20.4
(68.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.1
(46.6)		 10.1
(50.2)		 13.5
(56.3)		 16.4
(61.5)		 19.4
(66.9)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.0
(71.6)		 21.8
(71.2)		 20.6
(69.1)		 17.5
(63.5)		 12.4
(54.3)		 8.9
(48.0)		 16.1
(60.9)
Record low °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)		 4.7
(40.5)		 4.0
(39.2)		 9.5
(49.1)		 13.1
(55.6)		 16.1
(61.0)		 16.3
(61.3)		 17.3
(63.1)		 12.7
(54.9)		 10.7
(51.3)		 6.7
(44.1)		 3.3
(37.9)		 3.3
(37.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.9
(0.74)		 22.7
(0.89)		 42.5
(1.67)		 47.0
(1.85)		 99.2
(3.91)		 111.5
(4.39)		 183.5
(7.22)		 173.1
(6.81)		 127.2
(5.01)		 95.4
(3.76)		 23.5
(0.93)		 8.1
(0.32)		 952.6
(37.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.3 6.3 9.4 12.8 14.4 17.8 22.3 20.9 17.8 12.8 4.8 2.6 146.2
Average relative humidity (%) 57 51 51 56 63 73 80 81 80 76 67 62 66
Mean monthly sunshine hours 199.5 171.8 172.9 166.2 156.3 119.3 107.3 129.8 127.9 150.4 191.3 208.5 1,901.2
Percentage possible sunshine 60 54 46 43 38 29 26 32 35 42 59 64 44
Source: China Meteorological Administration all-time extreme temperature
Climate data for Luzhang Town, Lushui, elevation 1,805 m (5,922 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7)		 16.0
(60.8)		 18.9
(66.0)		 21.6
(70.9)		 22.5
(72.5)		 23.4
(74.1)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.4
(74.1)		 22.7
(72.9)		 20.7
(69.3)		 17.7
(63.9)		 15.2
(59.4)		 19.9
(67.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7)		 10.7
(51.3)		 13.3
(55.9)		 16.0
(60.8)		 18.1
(64.6)		 19.7
(67.5)		 19.5
(67.1)		 19.7
(67.5)		 18.8
(65.8)		 16.7
(62.1)		 13.1
(55.6)		 10.3
(50.5)		 15.4
(59.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)		 6.6
(43.9)		 9.3
(48.7)		 11.9
(53.4)		 15.0
(59.0)		 17.3
(63.1)		 17.4
(63.3)		 17.5
(63.5)		 16.5
(61.7)		 13.9
(57.0)		 9.7
(49.5)		 6.3
(43.3)		 12.2
(54.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.8
(1.25)		 52.6
(2.07)		 92.3
(3.63)		 56.2
(2.21)		 133.8
(5.27)		 116.9
(4.60)		 205.4
(8.09)		 192.1
(7.56)		 161.6
(6.36)		 98.0
(3.86)		 38.0
(1.50)		 13.4
(0.53)		 1,192.1
(46.93)
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 (%) 58 58 58 62 73 83 89 86 84 78 70 61 72
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
Percentage possible sunshine 68 61 54 53 39 31 25 32 40 51 65 75 50
Source: China Meteorological Administration

See also

References

  1. ↑ "怒江州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Nujiang Prefecture. 2021-05-28.
  2. ↑ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
  3. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Extreme Temperatures Around the World". Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  6. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2023.