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Lingao 临高县 Limko | |
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| Coordinates:19°57′0″N109°41′6″E / 19.95000°N 109.68500°E /19.95000; 109.68500 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hainan |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,317 km2 (508 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
• Total | 399,057 |
| • Density | 303.0/km2 (784.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Lingao County (formerly romanised as Limko or Limkao) is an administrative district inHainan province, China. It is one of the 4counties of Hainan. Its postal code is 571800, and in 1999, its population was 399,057 people, who mainly speak theBe language.
Lingao has atropical savanna climate (KöppenAw).It borders the subtropical monsoon climate (KöppenCwa).
| Climate data for Lingao, elevation 32 m (105 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.5 (92.3) | 36.5 (97.7) | 39.3 (102.7) | 42.8 (109.0) | 40.3 (104.5) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.2 (97.2) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.8 (94.6) | 31.8 (89.2) | 42.8 (109.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.5 (86.9) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.7 (92.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 28.9 (84.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 25.2 (77.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 19.0 (66.2) | 24.3 (75.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 24.4 (75.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.4 (75.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 19.7 (67.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.3 (70.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 5.5 (41.9) | 6.3 (43.3) | 13.4 (56.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.6 (69.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 18.7 (65.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 8.2 (46.8) | 2.6 (36.7) | 2.6 (36.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 17.9 (0.70) | 20.3 (0.80) | 39.2 (1.54) | 49.9 (1.96) | 122.5 (4.82) | 180.6 (7.11) | 226.8 (8.93) | 326.2 (12.84) | 268.2 (10.56) | 219.9 (8.66) | 60.3 (2.37) | 30.9 (1.22) | 1,562.7 (61.51) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.6 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 133 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 86 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 108.4 | 109.2 | 141.5 | 172.0 | 219.2 | 212.1 | 229.3 | 208.8 | 177.5 | 175.8 | 139.2 | 106.8 | 1,999.8 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 32 | 34 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 53 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 42 | 32 | 45 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[1][2] all-time extreme temperature[3] | |||||||||||||
19°57′00″N109°41′06″E / 19.950°N 109.685°E /19.950; 109.685