Guangrao County

Guangrao County (simplified Chinese: 广饶县; traditional Chinese: 廣饒縣; pinyin: Guǎngráo Xiàn) is a county of Dongying City in north-central Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The southernmost county-level division of Dongying City, it lies halfway between the downtowns of Zibo and Dongying.

Guangrao County 广饶县 Kwangjao
County
Guangrao Guandi Temple, built in 1028, making it the oldest extant wooden building in Shandong
Location in Dongying
Guangrao Location of the seat in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°03′N 118°24′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Dongying
Area
• Total	1,137.9 km2 (439.3 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	533,893[1]
• Density	469.19/km2 (1,215.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	257300

The population in 1999 was 470,198.^[2]

Administrative divisions

As of 2012^[update], this county is divided to 6 towns and 4 townships.^[3]

Towns

Guangrao (广饶镇) Dawang (大王镇) Daozhuang (稻庄镇)

Shicun (石村镇) Dingzhuang (丁庄镇) Lique (李鹊镇)

Townships

Damatou Township (大码头乡) Xiliuqiao Township (西刘桥乡)

Huaguan Township (花官乡) Chenguan Township (陈官乡)

Climate

Climate data for Guangrao, elevation 14 m (46 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.3 (66.7)	24.2 (75.6)	31.7 (89.1)	35.2 (95.4)	39.1 (102.4)	41.6 (106.9)	40.1 (104.2)	37.6 (99.7)	38.2 (100.8)	34.6 (94.3)	26.2 (79.2)	19.5 (67.1)	41.6 (106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.7 (38.7)	7.5 (45.5)	14.2 (57.6)	21.2 (70.2)	26.9 (80.4)	31.3 (88.3)	32.3 (90.1)	30.8 (87.4)	27.3 (81.1)	21.2 (70.2)	12.9 (55.2)	5.7 (42.3)	19.6 (67.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.3 (27.9)	1.1 (34.0)	7.3 (45.1)	14.3 (57.7)	20.4 (68.7)	25.1 (77.2)	27.2 (81.0)	25.9 (78.6)	21.3 (70.3)	14.5 (58.1)	6.6 (43.9)	−0.2 (31.6)	13.4 (56.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.6 (20.1)	−3.7 (25.3)	1.6 (34.9)	8.2 (46.8)	14.2 (57.6)	19.4 (66.9)	22.9 (73.2)	21.9 (71.4)	16.2 (61.2)	9.2 (48.6)	1.7 (35.1)	−4.5 (23.9)	8.4 (47.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−18.0 (−0.4)	−15.3 (4.5)	−8.9 (16.0)	−4.3 (24.3)	2.7 (36.9)	8.5 (47.3)	15.2 (59.4)	13.0 (55.4)	4.8 (40.6)	−2.2 (28.0)	−10.7 (12.7)	−16.2 (2.8)	−18.0 (−0.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.6 (0.22)	12.5 (0.49)	10.6 (0.42)	25.6 (1.01)	58.4 (2.30)	81.2 (3.20)	143.8 (5.66)	163.4 (6.43)	49.2 (1.94)	26.2 (1.03)	24.3 (0.96)	7.5 (0.30)	608.3 (23.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.3	3.1	3.3	5.4	6.6	7.8	11.4	11.2	6.4	5.5	4.3	3.3	70.6
Average snowy days	2.8	2.7	1.3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	2.2	9.7
Average relative humidity (%)	61	57	51	54	59	61	74	78	71	67	66	64	64
Mean monthly sunshine hours	159.6	165.5	214.1	229.7	258.9	224.5	192.1	190.0	189.0	191.7	157.8	153.8	2,326.7
Percentage possible sunshine	52	54	57	58	59	51	43	46	51	56	52	52	53
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]