Longyao County

Longyao County (simplified Chinese: 隆尧县; traditional Chinese: 隆堯縣; pinyin: Lóngyáo Xiàn) is a county in southwestern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Xingtai City, with a population of 490,000^[when?] residing in an area of 749 km² (289 sq mi). It was combined from Longping County (simplified Chinese: 隆平县; traditional Chinese: 隆平縣) and Yaoshan County (simplified Chinese: 尧山县; traditional Chinese: 堯山縣) in 1947.

Longyao County 隆尧县
County
Longyao in Xingtai
Xingtai in Hebei
Coordinates: 37°21′00″N 114°46′12″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Xingtai
County seat	Longyao Town (隆尧镇)
Area [citation needed]
• Total	749 km2 (289 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population  (2014)[citation needed]
• Total	517,098
• Density	690/km2 (1,790/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	055350

Administrative divisions

The county administers 6 towns and 6 townships.^[1]

Towns:

• Longyao (隆尧镇), Weijiazhuang (魏家庄镇), Yincun (尹村镇), Shankou (山口镇), Lianzi (莲子镇), Gucheng (固城镇)

Townships:

• Beilou Township (北楼乡), Dongliang Township (东良乡), Shuangbei Township (双碑乡), Niujiaqiao Township (牛家桥乡), Qianhuying Township (千户营乡), Dazhangzhuang Township (大张庄乡)

Climate

Climate data for Longyao, elevation 31 m (102 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)	18.2 (64.8)	26.1 (79.0)	32.6 (90.7)	33.2 (91.8)	38.7 (101.7)	42.2 (108.0)	42.0 (107.6)	36.8 (98.2)	37.8 (100.0)	32.7 (90.9)	27.3 (81.1)	22.4 (72.3)	42.2 (108.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.6 (38.5)	8.0 (46.4)	15.0 (59.0)	21.6 (70.9)	27.3 (81.1)	32.6 (90.7)	32.6 (90.7)	30.6 (87.1)	27.0 (80.6)	21.1 (70.0)	11.8 (53.2)	5.0 (41.0)	19.7 (67.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.3 (27.9)	1.6 (34.9)	8.3 (46.9)	15.1 (59.2)	21.0 (69.8)	26.2 (79.2)	27.5 (81.5)	25.7 (78.3)	20.9 (69.6)	14.6 (58.3)	5.9 (42.6)	−0.5 (31.1)	13.7 (56.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−7.0 (19.4)	−3.5 (25.7)	2.4 (36.3)	9.0 (48.2)	14.8 (58.6)	20.2 (68.4)	23.1 (73.6)	21.5 (70.7)	15.9 (60.6)	9.1 (48.4)	1.2 (34.2)	−4.6 (23.7)	8.5 (47.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−20.3 (−4.5)	−20.1 (−4.2)	−8.9 (16.0)	−2.3 (27.9)	3.0 (37.4)	9.0 (48.2)	16.5 (61.7)	13.1 (55.6)	4.2 (39.6)	−2.5 (27.5)	−15.0 (5.0)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−20.3 (−4.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.5 (0.10)	5.6 (0.22)	8.2 (0.32)	26.1 (1.03)	38.2 (1.50)	54.1 (2.13)	140.6 (5.54)	114.5 (4.51)	47.1 (1.85)	24.7 (0.97)	14.9 (0.59)	3.0 (0.12)	479.5 (18.88)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.7	2.7	2.6	5.2	6.9	8.5	11.3	9.8	7.1	5.2	4.0	2.2	67.2
Average snowy days	3.1	2.8	1.0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	3.0	11.4
Average relative humidity (%)	59	55	52	59	62	59	74	80	74	67	68	65	65
Mean monthly sunshine hours	139.3	153.2	201.0	222.9	251.5	221.3	184.6	191.0	185.0	178.0	144.3	137.3	2,209.4
Percentage possible sunshine	45	50	54	56	57	50	42	46	50	52	48	46	50
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]