Luoding 罗定市 Loting | |
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| Coordinates:22°46′08″N111°34′11″E / 22.7689°N 111.5697°E /22.7689; 111.5697 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Yunfu |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,300 km2 (890 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | 936,931 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 罗定 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 羅定 | ||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Luódìng | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Loting | ||||||||||||
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Luoding, is acounty-level city in the northwestern part ofGuangdong province (粤北),South China. It is administered as part of theprefecture-level city ofYunfu.
As early as 10,000 years ago, there were ancient people inhabited within Luoding City. Famous monument is the rock carving called Long Anyan Grottoes (龍盦巖石窟).

Luoding bordersGuangxi to the northwest.
| Climate data for Luoding, elevation 60 m (200 ft), (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) | 29.8 (85.6) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.6 (92.5) | 37.0 (98.6) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38.2 (100.8) | 39.3 (102.7) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.2 (100.8) | 36.3 (97.3) | 34.0 (93.2) | 30.3 (86.5) | 39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.9 (71.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 30.3 (86.5) | 32.3 (90.1) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.3 (91.9) | 31.9 (89.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 26.8 (80.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.9 (84.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.8 (60.4) | 22.7 (72.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) | 13.0 (55.4) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.9 (78.6) | 24.8 (76.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 19.8 (67.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 2.6 (36.7) | 3.1 (37.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | −0.2 (31.6) | −0.2 (31.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 49.1 (1.93) | 47.5 (1.87) | 91.9 (3.62) | 176.7 (6.96) | 252.6 (9.94) | 280.4 (11.04) | 231.5 (9.11) | 208.4 (8.20) | 151.8 (5.98) | 60.7 (2.39) | 42.2 (1.66) | 36.0 (1.42) | 1,628.8 (64.12) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.7 | 9.5 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 17.2 | 18.5 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 12.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 144.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 73 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 76 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 91.5 | 81.9 | 70.4 | 92.4 | 137.8 | 150.0 | 187.5 | 173.8 | 160.6 | 170.8 | 144.6 | 126.9 | 1,588.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 27 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 38 | 36 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||