Gaoling District
Gaoling District (simplified Chinese: 高陵区; traditional Chinese: 高陵區; pinyin: Gāolíng Qū) is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, Northwest China. The most densely populated of the ten districts of Xi'an, the district borders the prefecture-level city of Xianyang to the northwest, Lintong District to the east, Baqiao District to the south, and Weiyang District to the southwest.
Administrative divisions
As 2020, Gaoling District is divided to 7 subdistricts.
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Climate
Climate data for Gaoling District (1991−2015 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) |
8.9 (0.35) |
21.2 (0.83) |
34.0 (1.34) |
50.8 (2.00) |
57.5 (2.26) |
80.1 (3.15) |
81.0 (3.19) |
89.4 (3.52) |
52.5 (2.07) |
21.8 (0.86) |
4.4 (0.17) |
506.9 (19.95) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 82.5 |
Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 11.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 63 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 69 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 132.1 | 134.8 | 175.0 | 202.7 | 217.0 | 216.1 | 230.8 | 205.5 | 147.6 | 134.6 | 132.3 | 140.4 | 2,068.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 42 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 46 | 46 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration |