Chaohu 巢湖市 | |
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 Chaohu train station | |
 Chaohu in Hefei | |
.png) Hefei in Anhui | |
| Coordinates (Chaohu municipal government):31°37′28″N117°53′25″E / 31.6244°N 117.8902°E /31.6244; 117.8902 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Hefei |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zhang Sheng (张生) |
| • Secretary | Hu Qisheng (胡启生) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,063 km2 (797 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 727,162 |
| • Density | 352.5/km2 (912.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 238000 |
| Area code | 0565 (abolished, now using 0551-8XXXXXXX) |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖A (formerly皖Q) |
Chaohu (Chinese:巢湖;pinyin:Cháohú) is acounty-level city ofAnhui Province, China. Situated on the northeast and southeast shores ofLake Chao, from which the city was named, Chaohu is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofHefei, the provincial capital, and is the latter's easternmostcounty-level division.
Formerly it was aprefecture-level city, which held administration overWuwei,Lujiang,He andHanshan counties until it dissolved on 2011 August 22. The Anhui provincial government announced in a controversial decision[1] that the prefecture-level city Chaohu was to be split into three parts and absorbed into neighboring cities.[2]Juchao District was renamed to Chaohu as a county-level city underHefei's administration.[3]
| Climate data for Chaohu, elevation 31 m (102 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.8 (92.8) | 35.8 (96.4) | 37.7 (99.9) | 39.3 (102.7) | 38.8 (101.8) | 38.3 (100.9) | 33.5 (92.3) | 29.5 (85.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 15.3 (59.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.1 (89.8) | 28.1 (82.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 9.9 (49.8) | 21.1 (69.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 5.9 (42.6) | 10.6 (51.1) | 16.8 (62.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 11.7 (53.1) | 5.6 (42.1) | 16.7 (62.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 2.6 (36.7) | 6.8 (44.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | 2.3 (36.1) | 13.2 (55.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.2 (8.2) | −11.7 (10.9) | −3.9 (25.0) | 0.7 (33.3) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.9 (64.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 2.1 (35.8) | −4.1 (24.6) | −11.3 (11.7) | −13.2 (8.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 56.2 (2.21) | 64.3 (2.53) | 91.4 (3.60) | 93.1 (3.67) | 95.4 (3.76) | 186.6 (7.35) | 201.9 (7.95) | 162.2 (6.39) | 71.1 (2.80) | 52.1 (2.05) | 57.7 (2.27) | 39.7 (1.56) | 1,171.7 (46.14) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.2 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 119.9 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 76 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 75 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 110.5 | 116.3 | 143.7 | 174.1 | 181.3 | 151.9 | 198.8 | 187.9 | 153.6 | 157.6 | 140.5 | 131.9 | 1,848.1 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 35 | 37 | 39 | 45 | 43 | 36 | 46 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 42 |
| Source 1:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[6] | |||||||||||||
Chaohu City is divided to 6 subdistricts, 11 towns and 1 township.[7][8]
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