County in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Beijing–Kowloon Railway at the Shangling Station (Chinese : 上陵站 ) in Heping County, Guangdong .
Heping (Chinese : 和平 ; Jyutping : wo4 ping4 , Hakka : Fò-phìn) is a county of northeastern Guangdong Province, China, bordering Jiangxi to the north. It is under the administration of Heyuan City. At the 2010 census, its population was around 300,000, with the majority of the residents being Hakka .
Language
As in the great majority of Heyuan county, Hakka Chinese is spoken, with residents calling their local dialect Heping hua .
Climate
Climate data for Heping (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
27.9 (82.2)
30.6 (87.1)
32.0 (89.6)
33.5 (92.3)
36.0 (96.8)
37.9 (100.2)
38.1 (100.6)
39.2 (102.6)
37.4 (99.3)
35.8 (96.4)
34.5 (94.1)
28.7 (83.7)
39.2 (102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
16.2 (61.2)
18.1 (64.6)
20.7 (69.3)
25.3 (77.5)
28.9 (84.0)
31.1 (88.0)
33.3 (91.9)
33.1 (91.6)
31.2 (88.2)
27.7 (81.9)
23.3 (73.9)
18.0 (64.4)
25.6 (78.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)
10.5 (50.9)
12.7 (54.9)
15.8 (60.4)
20.6 (69.1)
24.1 (75.4)
26.5 (79.7)
27.8 (82.0)
27.4 (81.3)
25.6 (78.1)
21.8 (71.2)
17.1 (62.8)
12.0 (53.6)
20.2 (68.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
6.9 (44.4)
9.2 (48.6)
12.5 (54.5)
17.2 (63.0)
20.9 (69.6)
23.5 (74.3)
24.1 (75.4)
23.8 (74.8)
22.0 (71.6)
17.8 (64.0)
13.0 (55.4)
8.1 (46.6)
16.6 (61.9)
Record low °C (°F)
−2.6 (27.3)
−1.1 (30.0)
−1.5 (29.3)
6.0 (42.8)
10.3 (50.5)
15.3 (59.5)
18.3 (64.9)
19.3 (66.7)
13.5 (56.3)
6.3 (43.3)
−0.4 (31.3)
−3.5 (25.7)
−3.5 (25.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
60.9 (2.40)
81.4 (3.20)
164.4 (6.47)
205.1 (8.07)
230.8 (9.09)
279.7 (11.01)
173.9 (6.85)
182.8 (7.20)
127.8 (5.03)
37.8 (1.49)
49.7 (1.96)
47.7 (1.88)
1,642 (64.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
8.3
11.1
17.3
17.2
18.3
19.1
15.5
16.9
11.5
5.2
6.3
6.8
153.5
Average snowy days
0.1
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
0.3
Average relative humidity (%)
75
78
82
83
84
85
82
82
80
74
74
72
79
Mean monthly sunshine hours
110.6
88.6
77.0
85.0
105.7
128.1
195.5
174.8
168.2
175.1
153.9
140.7
1,603.2
Percent possible sunshine
33
28
21
22
26
31
47
44
46
49
47
43
36
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 1] [ 2]
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