Liuhe County

Liuhe (Chinese: 柳河; pinyin: Liǔhé) is a county of southwestern Jilin province, China, bordering Liaoning province to the southwest. It is under the administration of Tonghua City, with a population of 360,000^[when?] residing in an area of 3,348 km² (1,293 sq mi).

Liuhe County 柳河县
County
Location of Liuhe County (red) in Tonghua (yellow)
Liuhe Location in Jilin province
Coordinates: 42°17′N 125°45′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jilin
Prefecture-level city	Tonghua
County seat	Liuhe Town (柳河镇)
Area
• Total	3,348 km2 (1,293 sq mi)
Elevation	419 m (1,375 ft)
Population
• Total	360,000
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	135300

Administrative divisions

There are 11 towns, one ethnic town, and three townships.^[1]

Towns: Liuhe (柳河镇) Gushanzi (孤山子镇) Wudaogou (五道沟镇) Tuoyaoling (驼腰岭镇) Sanyuanpu Korean Town (三源浦朝鲜族镇) Shengshui (圣水镇) Liangshuihezi (凉水河子镇) Luotongshan (罗通山镇) Ankou (安口镇) Xiangyang (向阳镇) Hongshi (红石镇) Hengtong (亨通镇)

Townships: Shijiadian Township (时家店乡) Liunan Township (柳南乡) Jiangjiadian Korean Ethnic Township (姜家店朝鲜族乡)

Climate

Climate data for Liuhe, elevation 362 m (1,188 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)	5.7 (42.3)	13.3 (55.9)	18.3 (64.9)	29.8 (85.6)	33.5 (92.3)	34.7 (94.5)	36.1 (97.0)	35.1 (95.2)	29.9 (85.8)	27.5 (81.5)	19.4 (66.9)	10.2 (50.4)	36.1 (97.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−7.0 (19.4)	−2.4 (27.7)	4.9 (40.8)	14.6 (58.3)	21.7 (71.1)	25.8 (78.4)	27.9 (82.2)	26.9 (80.4)	22.2 (72.0)	14.5 (58.1)	3.5 (38.3)	−4.8 (23.4)	12.3 (54.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−14.4 (6.1)	−9.5 (14.9)	−1.1 (30.0)	8.1 (46.6)	15.3 (59.5)	20.1 (68.2)	23.0 (73.4)	21.5 (70.7)	15.3 (59.5)	7.4 (45.3)	−2.2 (28.0)	−11.2 (11.8)	6.0 (42.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−20.3 (−4.5)	−15.7 (3.7)	−6.6 (20.1)	1.8 (35.2)	9.0 (48.2)	14.9 (58.8)	18.6 (65.5)	17.1 (62.8)	9.6 (49.3)	1.5 (34.7)	−7.3 (18.9)	−16.7 (1.9)	0.5 (32.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−38.6 (−37.5)	−34.8 (−30.6)	−25.9 (−14.6)	−12.6 (9.3)	−3.7 (25.3)	4.6 (40.3)	9.2 (48.6)	3.7 (38.7)	−4.5 (23.9)	−12.5 (9.5)	−27.3 (−17.1)	−33.0 (−27.4)	−38.6 (−37.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.7 (0.30)	11.7 (0.46)	22.8 (0.90)	39.2 (1.54)	69.8 (2.75)	95.1 (3.74)	172.4 (6.79)	177.0 (6.97)	64.3 (2.53)	44.5 (1.75)	30.7 (1.21)	12.2 (0.48)	747.4 (29.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.1	5.9	7.4	9.0	12.1	14.3	14.8	14.3	9.0	8.7	8.6	7.7	118.9
Average snowy days	9.3	7.6	8.4	3.3	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	7.6	9.5	47.4
Average relative humidity (%)	67	63	59	53	58	68	78	80	75	67	68	68	67
Mean monthly sunshine hours	166.8	180.0	212.5	209.2	233.3	218.9	195.7	196.5	209.8	194.6	155.4	151.0	2,323.7
Percentage possible sunshine	57	60	57	52	52	48	43	46	57	58	54	54	53
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]