Minhou County

Minhou
闽侯县
Minhow
County
Minhou County within Fuzhou
Minhou County within Fuzhou
Minhou is located in Fujian
Minhou
Minhou
Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°09′00″N 119°07′55″E / 26.150°N 119.132°E / 26.150; 119.132
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityFuzhou
Area
 • Total
2,136 km2 (825 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
988,200
 • Density462.6/km2 (1,198/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Minhou County (simplified Chinese: 闽侯; traditional Chinese: 閩侯; pinyin: Mǐnhòu; in Fuzhounese, Foochow Romanized: Mìng-âu, IPA: /miŋ˨˩ ŋɑu˨˦˨/) is a county in eastern Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the provincial capital, and lies to the south and to the west of the urban area of Fuzhou. The Min River flows in a southeast direction through the center of the county, and then to the urban area of Fuzhou and into the Taiwan Strait.

Administrative divisions

The county has one subdistrict, eight towns and six townships.

Subdistrict
Towns
Townships

History

In August 2014, 396 villagers from Qingpuling (青布岭村) of Qingkou Town won a court case against a waste management company. They were awarded 6,000,000 RMB in compensation. The waste company set up their medical waste incineration facility back in 2000. The pollution caused black dust or ash to contaminate the surrounding environment trees, plants, waterways and households. Residents had suspected the cancer rates was due to the environmental pollution from the incineration plant. The government has offered relocation for the affected ones.

Climate

Climate data for Minhou, elevation 58 m (190 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) 27.3
(81.1)		 31.1
(88.0)		 32.8
(91.0)		 34.8
(94.6)		 38.8
(101.8)		 37.9
(100.2)		 41.5
(106.7)		 39.5
(103.1)		 38.9
(102.0)		 36.0
(96.8)		 33.4
(92.1)		 29.2
(84.6)		 41.5
(106.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)		 16.8
(62.2)		 19.4
(66.9)		 24.3
(75.7)		 27.9
(82.2)		 31.1
(88.0)		 34.6
(94.3)		 33.9
(93.0)		 31.2
(88.2)		 27.1
(80.8)		 22.8
(73.0)		 17.9
(64.2)		 25.2
(77.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.3
(52.3)		 12.0
(53.6)		 14.4
(57.9)		 19.0
(66.2)		 23.1
(73.6)		 26.6
(79.9)		 29.3
(84.7)		 28.7
(83.7)		 26.4
(79.5)		 22.3
(72.1)		 18.2
(64.8)		 13.4
(56.1)		 20.4
(68.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9)		 8.9
(48.0)		 11.0
(51.8)		 15.3
(59.5)		 19.6
(67.3)		 23.3
(73.9)		 25.4
(77.7)		 25.1
(77.2)		 23.1
(73.6)		 18.8
(65.8)		 15.0
(59.0)		 10.2
(50.4)		 17.0
(62.6)
Record low °C (°F) −0.7
(30.7)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 0.8
(33.4)		 5.7
(42.3)		 11.6
(52.9)		 15.1
(59.2)		 20.6
(69.1)		 20.7
(69.3)		 14.8
(58.6)		 9.3
(48.7)		 3.9
(39.0)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 −1.9
(28.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 57.9
(2.28)		 80.5
(3.17)		 132.3
(5.21)		 145.6
(5.73)		 191.0
(7.52)		 239.8
(9.44)		 153.3
(6.04)		 174.2
(6.86)		 122.8
(4.83)		 51.9
(2.04)		 53.2
(2.09)		 47.3
(1.86)		 1,449.8
(57.07)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.8 13.7 17.5 15.9 17.3 17.3 12.1 14.8 11.2 6.8 8.1 9.6 155.1
Average snowy days 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.1
Average relative humidity (%) 76 78 79 78 80 82 76 78 75 72 74 74 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 99.2 87.8 99.2 119.8 125.6 135.5 226.3 202.9 163.8 154.4 117.8 111.7 1,644
Percentage possible sunshine 30 28 27 31 30 33 54 51 45 44 36 34 37
Source: China Meteorological AdministrationAll-time May high

References

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  8. ↑ "Weatherman". Weibo (in Chinese). 27 May 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026. “【气温】今天南方有267个国家级气象站出现35℃以上高温，比昨天减少了30个站点，对应低空冷空气开始向南渗透。今天云南元阳41.2℃、海南澄迈40.8℃、云南巧家40.2℃，3个站点上40℃。福建广东广西有15个站点，气温创5月最高纪录，包括福州38.5℃。今天广州35.7℃，迎来今年的首个高温。未来3天，低空冷空气继续缓慢南下，江南南部的闷热感会减轻，从图5看，江西中南部、湖南南部，露水凝结点温度从24℃以上降至24℃以下。但华南地区普遍还在24℃以上，总体天气还是闷热，即便月底有些弱的降温，35℃以上高温看似没了，但结合湿度，体感其实还是有高温，从很闷热变成比较闷热。 目前看6月初，暖湿气流再次加强北上，南方的闷热天气又会从华南向湖南江西湖北安徽等地推进。而北方地区未来随着暖脊东移，华北东北等地30-31日将出现晴热天气，华北气温高点在30日，北京报34℃、石家庄报36℃。东北气温高点在31日，哈尔滨报33℃、长春报31℃、沈阳报34℃。上述北方城市气温可能创出今年新高。”