Liannan Yao Autonomous County (postal: Linnam; simplified Chinese: 连南瑶族自治县; traditional Chinese: 連南瑤族自治縣; pinyin: Liánnán Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn) is located in the north of Guangdong province, China, and is part of Qingyuan prefecture-level city.[1][2] More than half the population of the county is of Yao ethnicity.
Liannan 连南县 | |
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| 连南瑶族自治县 Liannan Yao Autonomous County | |
 Location in Qingyuan | |
  Liannan Location of the seat in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 24°35′N 112°16′E / 24.583°N 112.267°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Qingyuan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,231 km2 (475 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
| Climate data for Liannan (2009–2020 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) | 26.9 (80.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 34.8 (94.6) | 36.8 (98.2) | 39.8 (103.6) | 40.6 (105.1) | 40.2 (104.4) | 38.4 (101.1) | 36.8 (98.2) | 34.0 (93.2) | 27.6 (81.7) | 40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.2 (66.6) | 24.5 (76.1) | 28.7 (83.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.7 (92.7) | 31.3 (88.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 24.8 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 19.9 (67.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.6 (51.1) | 19.8 (67.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.0 (69.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 22.4 (72.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 12.9 (55.2) | 7.4 (45.3) | 16.5 (61.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | −1.9 (28.6) | −0.3 (31.5) | 5.8 (42.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 16.4 (61.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.8 (58.6) | 6.9 (44.4) | 1.2 (34.2) | −3.8 (25.2) | −3.8 (25.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 85.0 (3.35) | 93.4 (3.68) | 173.9 (6.85) | 209.4 (8.24) | 284.8 (11.21) | 310.9 (12.24) | 173.5 (6.83) | 185.6 (7.31) | 101.1 (3.98) | 75.2 (2.96) | 65.7 (2.59) | 54.2 (2.13) | 1,812.7 (71.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.9 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 165.4 |
| Average snowy days | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 72.5 | 58.6 | 52.4 | 72.6 | 106.3 | 127.8 | 191.0 | 191.8 | 164.6 | 158.1 | 128.0 | 112.3 | 1,436 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 22 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 31 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 34 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||