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| Laixi 莱西市Laisi | |
|---|---|
| County-level city | |
 Laixi Government Hall | |
 Location of Laixi within Qingdao | |
  LaixiLocation in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°52′N 120°32′E / 36.867°N 120.533°E / 36.867; 120.533 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Sub-provincial city | Qingdao |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,568.2 km (605.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 762,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 266600 |
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, its neighbor to the north; however, Laixi is now the northernmost county-level division of Qingdao and Laiyang is the southernmost division of Yantai.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this city is divided to 6 subdistricts and 11 towns.
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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.
Climate
| Climate data for Laixi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
33.6 (92.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21 (70) |
14.4 (57.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.1 (−6.0) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.7 (0.30) |
12.4 (0.49) |
15.8 (0.62) |
36.2 (1.43) |
56.9 (2.24) |
84.8 (3.34) |
160.8 (6.33) |
167.9 (6.61) |
54.1 (2.13) |
26.6 (1.05) |
26.9 (1.06) |
9.9 (0.39) |
660 (25.99) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 75.2 |
| Average snowy days | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 16.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 173.8 | 175.9 | 228.4 | 241.9 | 259.3 | 223.8 | 195.2 | 209.5 | 214.6 | 210.5 | 173.6 | 168.6 | 2,475.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 44 | 50 | 58 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
- 烟台市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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