Haifeng County
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Haifeng
海丰县 Hoifung | |
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  Haifeng Location of the seat in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates (Haifeng County government): 22°58′03″N 115°19′22″E / 22.9674°N 115.3229°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Shanwei |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,750 km2 (680 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (31 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Haifeng County (postal: Hoifung; simplified Chinese: 海丰县; traditional Chinese: 海豐縣; pinyin: Hǎifēng Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hái-hong-koān) is a county under the administration of Shanwei, in the southeast of Guangdong Province, China.
History
Hakka peasants from nearby villages of Chengxiang county (modern-day Meixian) immigrated to Haifeng, forming numerous Hakka rural settlements in the county.
Languages
Hoklo (Ho̍-lóh) and Hakka (Hak-kâ-fa) are used in the area.[citation needed]
Climate
| Climate data for Haifeng (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38.1 (100.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.5 (1.24) |
67.4 (2.65) |
136.0 (5.35) |
208.0 (8.19) |
338.6 (13.33) |
421.0 (16.57) |
396.6 (15.61) |
357.2 (14.06) |
243.0 (9.57) |
47.5 (1.87) |
28.9 (1.14) |
30.7 (1.21) |
2,306.4 (90.79) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 77 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 78 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
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