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Tianchang 天长市 Tienchang | |
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 Interactive map of Tianchang | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Chuzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,770 km2 (680 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 628,900 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 239300 |
Tianchang (simplified Chinese:天长;traditional Chinese:天長;pinyin:Tiāncháng) is asub-prefecture-level city in the east ofAnhui province, and is the closest city in the province to the mouth of theYangtze River. It is bordered by theJiangsu county-level divisions ofLuhe District (Nanjing) to the southwest,Yizheng City to the southeast,Gaoyou City to the east,Jinhu County to the northeast, andXuyi County to the northwest, as well as Anhui'sLai'an County to the west.
Tianchang City has 1 subdistrict and 14 towns.[1]
| Climate data for Tianchang, elevation 10 m (33 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) | 20.8 (69.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.1 (91.6) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.6 (101.5) | 38.7 (101.7) | 37.0 (98.6) | 33.1 (91.6) | 28.0 (82.4) | 22.6 (72.7) | 38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.3 (48.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 29.0 (84.2) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.1 (88.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.1 (48.4) | 20.3 (68.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 4.8 (40.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 11.1 (52.0) | 4.7 (40.5) | 15.8 (60.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) | 1.3 (34.3) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.4 (75.9) | 19.8 (67.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 7.3 (45.1) | 1.3 (34.3) | 12.2 (54.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) | −12.3 (9.9) | −5.8 (21.6) | −0.5 (31.1) | 7.3 (45.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 17.6 (63.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 2.4 (36.3) | −5.5 (22.1) | −13.4 (7.9) | −13.4 (7.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 43.4 (1.71) | 43.6 (1.72) | 68.0 (2.68) | 64.0 (2.52) | 82.5 (3.25) | 152.1 (5.99) | 223.9 (8.81) | 170.6 (6.72) | 80.4 (3.17) | 53.1 (2.09) | 54.2 (2.13) | 33.3 (1.31) | 1,069.1 (42.1) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 108.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 8.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 72 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 74 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 133.4 | 131.6 | 163.3 | 186.4 | 191.4 | 155.7 | 179.7 | 186.1 | 163.6 | 167.3 | 148.2 | 142.2 | 1,948.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 42 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 45 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 44 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
32°40′52″N119°00′49″E / 32.6811°N 119.0137°E /32.6811; 119.0137
