Hailun
| Hailun 海伦市 |
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| County-level city | |
 Hailun
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| Coordinates: 47°28′N 126°58′E / 47.467°N 126.967°ECoordinates: 47°28′N 126°58′E / 47.467°N 126.967°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Suihua |
| Municipal seat | Hailun Town (海伦镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,667 km2 (1,802 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 810,000 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 152300 |
| Area code(s) | 0455 |
| Climate | Dwb |
Hailun (simplified Chinese: 海伦; traditional Chinese: 海倫; pinyin: Hǎilún) is a city in west-central Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. Administratively, it is a county-level city of Suihua City.
Geography and climate[edit]
Hailun is located on the Songnen Plain, with the Lesser Khingan mountain range to the west. Its administrative area ranges in latitude from 46° 58' to 47° 52' N, and in longitude from 126° 14' to 127° 45' E.
Hailun has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwb), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and humid, very warm summers. The monthly daily mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −21.7 °C (−7.1 °F), and July, the warmest month, averages 21.8 °C (71.2 °F), with an average annual temperature +2.03 °C (35.7 °F). Close to two-thirds of the annual precipitation falls from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 53% in July to 71% in February, the city receives 2,680 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Hailun (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
35.4 (95.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
38 (100.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −21.7 (−7.1) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −26.3 (−15.3) |
−22 (−8) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−13 (9) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.3 (−40.5) |
−36.6 (−33.9) |
−32 (−26) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−5.0 (23) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−31.1 (−24) |
−37.2 (−35) |
−40.3 (−40.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.091) |
2.6 (0.102) |
6.8 (0.268) |
21.5 (0.846) |
48.6 (1.913) |
104.1 (4.098) |
132.3 (5.209) |
125.1 (4.925) |
64.8 (2.551) |
24.7 (0.972) |
7.1 (0.28) |
4.8 (0.189) |
544.7 (21.444) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 11.1 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 104.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 71 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 67 | 77 | 79 | 71 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 67.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181.6 | 204.8 | 249.8 | 236.6 | 270.8 | 265.6 | 257.2 | 251.9 | 227.7 | 208.4 | 172.8 | 152.9 | 2,680.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 71 | 68 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
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