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County-level city in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jiande county-level city of Zhejiang Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou.
is aJiande
建德市 Kienteh | |
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Coordinates: 29.4896°N 119.337°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Zhejiang |
Sub-provincial city | Hangzhou |
Area | |
• Total | 2,314.19 km2 (893.51 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 311600 |
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jiande was the capital of Yanzhou Prefecture. On account of this, Jiande was often referred to as Yanzhou Fu (严州府). A transcription commonly seen in both French and English writing of the time was Yen-tcheou-fou, derived from French missionary writing.[1][2][3]
Subdistricts:[4]
Towns:
The only township is Qintang Township (钦堂乡)
Climate data for Jiande (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
42.9 (109.2) |
42.8 (109.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
42.9 (109.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.1 (93.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
22.8 (73.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
13.4 (56.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 91.3 (3.59) |
100.8 (3.97) |
165.4 (6.51) |
179.5 (7.07) |
192.7 (7.59) |
319.2 (12.57) |
163.2 (6.43) |
155.5 (6.12) |
98.2 (3.87) |
52.4 (2.06) |
78.5 (3.09) |
66.4 (2.61) |
1,663.1 (65.48) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.8 | 13.1 | 16.9 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 157.9 |
Average snowy days | 3.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 95.4 | 95.8 | 118.0 | 138.3 | 156.7 | 125.6 | 217.5 | 208.3 | 163.1 | 159.6 | 122.9 | 115.8 | 1,717 |
Percent possible sunshine | 29 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 30 | 51 | 51 | 44 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 38 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]all-time extreme temperature[7] |
Direct trains for freight link Jiande with Yiwu and Jinhua. There is also a high-speed rail station.