Changtai
is a District in Zhangzhou in southern Fujian Province in the People's Republic of China. It is located just outside the Zhangzhou's central urban area.
Map including Changtai (labeled as CH'ANG-T'AI 長泰) (1954)
Local Dialect
The one and only local dialect of Changtai District is Hokkien, which is spoken with a unique Changtai accent that falls under the Zhangzhou Hokkien accent umbrella, but bears significant differences in pronunciation of certain Chinese characters from the well-known Zhangzhou city accent.
Climate
| Climate data for Changtai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.2 (95.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.6 (1.95) |
74.3 (2.93) |
116.4 (4.58) |
133.5 (5.26) |
194.7 (7.67) |
280.8 (11.06) |
210.3 (8.28) |
243.4 (9.58) |
160.1 (6.30) |
51.5 (2.03) |
39.1 (1.54) |
45.4 (1.79) |
1,599.1 (62.97) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.4 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 15.1 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 136.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 136.2 | 105.2 | 106.7 | 123.5 | 137.3 | 157.3 | 234.7 | 209.1 | 191.8 | 195.7 | 165.5 | 155.4 | 1,918.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 41 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Towns:
- Wu'an (武安镇), Yanxi (岩溪镇), Chenxiang (陈巷镇), Fangyang (枋洋镇)
The only township is Banli Township (坂里乡)