| Laiyang 莱阳市 | |
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|  Location in Yantai | |
|   Laiyang Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°58′33″N 120°42′49″E / 36.97583°N 120.71361°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China | 
| Province | Shandong | 
| Prefecture-level city | Yantai | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,734 km2 (670 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2020) | |
| • Total | 872,000 | 
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | 
| Postal code | 265200 | 
| Website | www | 
Laiyang city (simplified Chinese: 莱阳; traditional Chinese: 萊陽; pinyin: Láiyáng) is a county-level city within Yantai bordering Qingdao, located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, in Shandong province, China. The majority (70%) of its population are farmers and it is famous for producing the Laiyang pear. As of 2010, it had a population of 923,000.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this city is divided to 4 subdistricts and 14 towns.[1]
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Climate
| Climate data for Laiyang (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) | 14.4 (57.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 28.3 (82.9) | 33.8 (92.8) | 36.7 (98.1) | 40.0 (104.0) | 38.4 (101.1) | 35.7 (96.3) | 36.0 (96.8) | 31.8 (89.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 40.0 (104.0) | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 6.3 (43.3) | 12.3 (54.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 24.9 (76.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.0 (86.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 20.8 (69.4) | 12.7 (54.9) | 5.5 (41.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) | 0.1 (32.2) | 5.5 (41.9) | 12.4 (54.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.3 (77.5) | 20.9 (69.6) | 14.3 (57.7) | 6.7 (44.1) | 0.0 (32.0) | 12.5 (54.4) | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) | −4.8 (23.4) | 0.1 (32.2) | 6.6 (43.9) | 12.7 (54.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.1 (61.0) | 8.9 (48.0) | 1.9 (35.4) | −4.2 (24.4) | 7.7 (45.8) | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −17.1 (1.2) | −11.8 (10.8) | −5.2 (22.6) | 1.2 (34.2) | 7.3 (45.1) | 13.9 (57.0) | 11.2 (52.2) | 4.8 (40.6) | −3.6 (25.5) | −9.8 (14.4) | −15.6 (3.9) | −20.5 (−4.9) | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.3 (0.25) | 11.4 (0.45) | 15.9 (0.63) | 33.3 (1.31) | 58.7 (2.31) | 79.0 (3.11) | 171.6 (6.76) | 160.7 (6.33) | 58.8 (2.31) | 26.8 (1.06) | 23.8 (0.94) | 9.3 (0.37) | 655.6 (25.83) | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 73 | 
| Average snowy days | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 16.9 | 
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 173.5 | 178.1 | 227.3 | 235.9 | 259.7 | 222.4 | 189.7 | 206.4 | 216.7 | 212.3 | 171.9 | 163.2 | 2,457.1 | 
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transport
- China National Highway 309
- Shandong Provincial Highway 209
- Shandong Provincial Highway 212
- Shandong Provincial Highway 804
- Lanyan Railway
References
- ↑ 潍坊市-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.
External links
 Media related to Laiyang at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Laiyang at Wikimedia Commons
 Laiyang travel guide from Wikivoyage Laiyang travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official website
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