County in Hebei, People's Republic of China
Laiyuan County (simplified Chinese: 涞源县; traditional Chinese: 淶源縣; pinyin: Láiyuán Xiàn) is a county in western Hebei province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding, and, as of 2020[update], it had a population of 248,890 residing in an area of 2,430 km2 (940 sq mi).[1]
Administrative divisions
There are 7 towns and 10 townships under the county's administration.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Laiyuan, elevation 884 m (2,900 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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15.0
(59.0)
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21.0
(69.8)
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27.8
(82.0)
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34.9
(94.8)
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36.6
(97.9)
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38.0
(100.4)
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39.8
(103.6)
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35.1
(95.2)
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34.8
(94.6)
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27.7
(81.9)
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23.6
(74.5)
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17.6
(63.7)
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39.8
(103.6)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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0.8
(33.4)
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4.2
(39.6)
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10.5
(50.9)
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18.2
(64.8)
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24.0
(75.2)
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27.4
(81.3)
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28.2
(82.8)
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26.9
(80.4)
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22.8
(73.0)
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16.7
(62.1)
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8.6
(47.5)
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1.9
(35.4)
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15.9
(60.5)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−7.6
(18.3)
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−4.1
(24.6)
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2.6
(36.7)
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10.3
(50.5)
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16.6
(61.9)
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20.6
(69.1)
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22.3
(72.1)
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20.7
(69.3)
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15.4
(59.7)
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8.7
(47.7)
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0.7
(33.3)
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−5.8
(21.6)
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8.4
(47.1)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−13.8
(7.2)
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−10.7
(12.7)
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−4.3
(24.3)
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2.7
(36.9)
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8.9
(48.0)
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13.9
(57.0)
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17.1
(62.8)
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15.4
(59.7)
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9.2
(48.6)
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2.3
(36.1)
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−5.1
(22.8)
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−11.4
(11.5)
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2.0
(35.6)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−24.7
(−12.5)
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−26.9
(−16.4)
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−18.5
(−1.3)
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−10.5
(13.1)
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−3.4
(25.9)
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3.7
(38.7)
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7.6
(45.7)
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4.2
(39.6)
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−2.8
(27.0)
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−11.6
(11.1)
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−21.2
(−6.2)
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−25.3
(−13.5)
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−26.9
(−16.4)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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2.0
(0.08)
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4.4
(0.17)
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8.9
(0.35)
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20.0
(0.79)
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39.2
(1.54)
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85.4
(3.36)
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135.7
(5.34)
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107.9
(4.25)
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65.1
(2.56)
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25.8
(1.02)
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9.6
(0.38)
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2.5
(0.10)
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506.5
(19.94)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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1.8
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2.7
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3.9
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5.4
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8.5
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12.6
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14.5
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13.3
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9.8
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6.0
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3.1
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1.7
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83.3
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| Average snowy days
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2.3
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3.9
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3.4
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1.2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.2
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2.9
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2.8
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16.7
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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45
|
43
|
42
|
43
|
47
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60
|
74
|
77
|
72
|
61
|
53
|
47
|
55
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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204.2
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196.6
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234.4
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249.0
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270.6
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234.0
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213.4
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216.2
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214.4
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216.4
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199.3
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200.0
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2,648.5
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| Percent possible sunshine
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67
|
64
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63
|
62
|
61
|
53
|
47
|
52
|
58
|
63
|
67
|
69
|
61
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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