Lushan City (simplified Chinese: 庐山; traditional Chinese: 廬山; pinyin: Lúshān), formerly Xingzi County (Chinese: 星子县), is a county-level city in the north of Jiangxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang.
Lushan
庐山市 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Lushan City (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi | |
  Lushan | |
| Coordinates: 29°26′53″N 116°02′42″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiujiang |
| Seat | Nankang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 913 km2 (353 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 244,755 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Postal Code | 332800 |
| Towns | 7 |
| Township | 1 |
Administrative divisions
Lushan City is divided to 9 towns and 1 township.[1]
- 9 towns
- 1 township
- Liaonan (蓼南乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Lushan City (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.9 (100.2) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
21.6 (70.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
17.9 (64.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.2 (2.65) |
83.2 (3.28) |
145.3 (5.72) |
183.8 (7.24) |
210.6 (8.29) |
250.5 (9.86) |
202.8 (7.98) |
139.5 (5.49) |
69.5 (2.74) |
51.2 (2.02) |
63.8 (2.51) |
41.7 (1.64) |
1,509.1 (59.42) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.4 | 12.2 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 139 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 88.0 | 90.3 | 104.0 | 128.6 | 141.0 | 123.9 | 197.6 | 198.8 | 176.1 | 164.0 | 133.9 | 122.0 | 1,668.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 37 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Gulingzhen, Lushan (elevation 1,165 m (3,822 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 85.3 (3.36) |
98.5 (3.88) |
167.9 (6.61) |
202.2 (7.96) |
251.2 (9.89) |
306.1 (12.05) |
274.2 (10.80) |
290.3 (11.43) |
147.8 (5.82) |
97.4 (3.83) |
83.0 (3.27) |
61.7 (2.43) |
2,065.6 (81.33) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.3 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 168.2 |
| Average snowy days | 9.3 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 26.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 75 | 69 | 65 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 112.3 | 102.4 | 112.9 | 130.4 | 136.5 | 111.4 | 175.7 | 153.9 | 147.6 | 158.8 | 144.0 | 142.7 | 1,628.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 35 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 41 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
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