County-level city in Shandong, People's Republic of China
Laixi (simplified Chinese: 莱西; traditional Chinese: 萊西; pinyin: Láixī) is a county-level city of Qingdao sub-provincial city, Shandong Province, China.
Laixi is known as "Qingdao's Back Garden". Laixi was once combined with Laiyang[citation needed], its neighbor to the north; however, Laixi is now the northernmost county-level division of Qingdao and Laiyang is the southernmost division of Yantai.
In mid-2015, The Qing-Long Highway opened, connecting Qingdao and Longkou. This made travel to Qingdao proper (the beach and business area) a faster and safer journey, as State Route 204 between Laixi and Qingdao (proper) is often crowded with trucks, hampered by numerous traffic lights, and narrow lanes. The new highway is not only faster, it's a safer and more enjoyable way to get to Qingdao, and Laixi residents love going to Qingdao
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this city is divided to 6 subdistricts and 11 towns.[1]
- Subdistricts
- Shuiji Subdistrict (水集街道)
- Wangcheng Subdistrict (望城街道)
- Longshui Subdistrict (龙水街道)
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- Meihuashan Subdistrict (梅花山街道)
- Binhelu Subdistrict (滨河路街道)
- Guhe Subdistrict (沽河街道)
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- Towns
- Sunshou (孙受镇)
- Jiangshan (姜山镇)
- Xiagezhuang (夏格庄镇)
- Yuanshang (院上镇)
- Rizhuang (日庄镇)
- Nanshu (南墅镇)
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- Hetoudian (河头店镇)
- Dianbu (店埠镇)
- Liquanzhuang (李权庄镇)
- Wubei (武备镇)
- Malianzhuang (马连庄镇)
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Transportation
The city is served by Laixi railway station on high-speed lines. Laixi South railway station sees infrequent service from conventional trains on the Lancun–Yantai railway.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for
Laixi.
Tourism
Climate
| Climate data for Laixi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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15.0
(59.0)
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20.4
(68.7)
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27.8
(82.0)
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33.6
(92.5)
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36.4
(97.5)
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39.8
(103.6)
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38.2
(100.8)
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36.0
(96.8)
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36.5
(97.7)
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30.8
(87.4)
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25.8
(78.4)
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16.8
(62.2)
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39.8
(103.6)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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3.1
(37.6)
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6.2
(43.2)
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12.2
(54.0)
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19.0
(66.2)
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24.8
(76.6)
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28.5
(83.3)
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30.5
(86.9)
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30.0
(86.0)
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26.8
(80.2)
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20.6
(69.1)
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12.5
(54.5)
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5.3
(41.5)
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18.3
(64.9)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−2.5
(27.5)
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0.0
(32.0)
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5.6
(42.1)
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12.4
(54.3)
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18.4
(65.1)
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22.7
(72.9)
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25.8
(78.4)
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25.4
(77.7)
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21
(70)
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14.4
(57.9)
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6.7
(44.1)
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−0.1
(31.8)
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12.5
(54.5)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−6.8
(19.8)
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−4.7
(23.5)
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0.2
(32.4)
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6.6
(43.9)
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12.8
(55.0)
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17.9
(64.2)
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22.2
(72.0)
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21.7
(71.1)
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16.1
(61.0)
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9.0
(48.2)
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2.0
(35.6)
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−4.2
(24.4)
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7.7
(45.9)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−21.1
(−6.0)
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−17.1
(1.2)
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−10.8
(12.6)
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−5.6
(21.9)
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0.6
(33.1)
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7.5
(45.5)
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13.8
(56.8)
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11.8
(53.2)
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5.2
(41.4)
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−3.5
(25.7)
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−9.4
(15.1)
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−16.7
(1.9)
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−21.1
(−6.0)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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7.7
(0.30)
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12.4
(0.49)
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15.8
(0.62)
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36.2
(1.43)
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56.9
(2.24)
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84.8
(3.34)
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160.8
(6.33)
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167.9
(6.61)
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54.1
(2.13)
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26.6
(1.05)
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26.9
(1.06)
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9.9
(0.39)
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660
(25.99)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.2
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3.7
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3.6
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5.2
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6.8
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8.1
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11.7
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11.6
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6.7
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4.9
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5.0
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4.7
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75.2
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| Average snowy days
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5.0
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3.2
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1.4
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0.2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1.6
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5.0
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16.4
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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69
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65
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59
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58
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64
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71
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80
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82
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75
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71
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71
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70
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70
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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173.8
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175.9
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228.4
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241.9
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259.3
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223.8
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195.2
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209.5
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214.6
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210.5
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173.6
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168.6
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2,475.1
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| Percent possible sunshine
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56
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57
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61
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61
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59
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51
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44
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50
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58
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61
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57
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57
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56
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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