Gaoyang County (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 高陽縣; pinyin: Gāoyáng Xiàn; lit. 'High Sun') is a county in the central part of Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding and has an area of 497 km2 (192 sq mi).

The county seat is in Gaoyang Town (高阳镇).

Administrative divisions

There are 4 towns and 5 townships under the county's administration.[1]

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

Climate data for Gaoyang (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.9
(62.4)
22.8
(73.0)
30.5
(86.9)
33.8
(92.8)
38.8
(101.8)
39.9
(103.8)
41.6
(106.9)
38.3
(100.9)
35.4
(95.7)
31.8
(89.2)
24.0
(75.2)
17.4
(63.3)
41.6
(106.9)
Average high °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)
6.5
(43.7)
13.2
(55.8)
21.4
(70.5)
27.1
(80.8)
31.6
(88.9)
31.9
(89.4)
30.2
(86.4)
26.6
(79.9)
20.4
(68.7)
10.8
(51.4)
3.9
(39.0)
18.8
(65.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1)
−0.6
(30.9)
6.3
(43.3)
14.5
(58.1)
20.3
(68.5)
25.1
(77.2)
26.7
(80.1)
25.1
(77.2)
20.1
(68.2)
13.3
(55.9)
4.2
(39.6)
−2.3
(27.9)
12.4
(54.3)
Average low °C (°F) −9.8
(14.4)
−6.1
(21.0)
0.3
(32.5)
7.8
(46.0)
13.7
(56.7)
18.9
(66.0)
22.1
(71.8)
20.7
(69.3)
14.6
(58.3)
7.4
(45.3)
−1.0
(30.2)
−7.0
(19.4)
6.8
(44.2)
Record low °C (°F) −20.8
(−5.4)
−19.2
(−2.6)
−10.5
(13.1)
−3.0
(26.6)
1.9
(35.4)
8.3
(46.9)
15.4
(59.7)
12.8
(55.0)
4.0
(39.2)
−5.5
(22.1)
−15.4
(4.3)
−21.1
(−6.0)
−21.1
(−6.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.2
(0.09)
4.0
(0.16)
9.6
(0.38)
20.4
(0.80)
34.2
(1.35)
65.8
(2.59)
130.9
(5.15)
107.0
(4.21)
49.5
(1.95)
21.9
(0.86)
11.5
(0.45)
2.3
(0.09)
459.3
(18.08)
Average relative humidity (%) 59 53 52 54 60 63 76 81 76 69 67 64 65
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

Notable inhabitants

References

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:高阳县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  2. ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

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