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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao

Shanhaiguan District is a district of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China, named after the pass of the Great Wall within the district, Shanhai Pass. It is located 16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi) east of the city centre.

Administrative divisions

Shanhaiguan (labelled as LIN-YÜ (SHANHAIKWAN) 臨榆 (山海関)) (1951)
Shanhaiguan station

There are five subdistricts, three towns, and one township, Bohai Township (渤海乡), in the district.

Subdistricts

Towns

Climate

The climate is hot-summer humid continental with a monsoon pattern (Dwa). The annual average temperature is 11.2 °C, with an average daily minimum temperature of 5.7 °C and an average daily maximum temperature of 16.8 °C. The average annual precipitation is 613.2 mm.

Climate data for Shanhaiguan District (1991–2018 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)
3.4
(38.1)
9.8
(49.6)
17.9
(64.2)
24.5
(76.1)
28.0
(82.4)
30.0
(86.0)
30.1
(86.2)
26.0
(78.8)
19.3
(66.7)
9.5
(49.1)
2.4
(36.3)
16.8
(62.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.5
(22.1)
−2.5
(27.5)
4.1
(39.4)
11.9
(53.4)
18.6
(65.5)
22.0
(71.6)
25.8
(78.4)
25.6
(78.1)
20.3
(68.5)
13.2
(55.8)
3.9
(39.0)
−3.2
(26.2)
11.2
(52.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −11.3
(11.7)
−8.4
(16.9)
−1.6
(29.1)
5.9
(42.6)
12.7
(54.9)
17.7
(63.9)
21.7
(71.1)
21.0
(69.8)
14.6
(58.3)
7.0
(44.6)
−1.8
(28.8)
−8.8
(16.2)
5.7
(42.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.8
(0.11)
3.3
(0.13)
10.3
(0.41)
22.3
(0.88)
54.3
(2.14)
75.5
(2.97)
168.1
(6.62)
180.0
(7.09)
57.2
(2.25)
23.8
(0.94)
12.3
(0.48)
3.3
(0.13)
613.2
(24.15)
Source: Climate of Shanhaiguan District(1961-2018)

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