Haifeng 海丰县 Hoifung | |
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County | |
)  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
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Map including Haifeng (labeled as HAI-FENG (HOIFUNG) 海豐) (1954)
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.
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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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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