Huilai County

Huilai County (postal: Hweilai; simplified Chinese: 惠来县; traditional Chinese: 惠來縣; pinyin: Huìlái Xiàn) is a county covering part of the eastern coast of Guangdong province, China, facing the South China Sea to the south. It lies under the jurisdiction of Jieyang. According to the 2020 Chinese census, the county has a population of 1,040,779 under its hukou, (household registration) system. Amongst them, 437,430 are downtown residents.

Huilai 惠来县 Hweilai
County
Huilai Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23.033°N 116.293°E / 23.033; 116.293
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Jieyang
Area
• Total	1,207 km2 (466 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,040,779
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Climate

Climate data for Huilai, elevation 42 m (138 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	28.0 (82.4)	28.5 (83.3)	30.5 (86.9)	32.5 (90.5)	34.4 (93.9)	36.1 (97.0)	38.4 (101.1)	37.0 (98.6)	35.5 (95.9)	34.6 (94.3)	32.0 (89.6)	29.7 (85.5)	38.4 (101.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	19.4 (66.9)	20.0 (68.0)	22.3 (72.1)	25.6 (78.1)	28.5 (83.3)	30.4 (86.7)	32.0 (89.6)	31.9 (89.4)	31.2 (88.2)	28.7 (83.7)	25.4 (77.7)	21.2 (70.2)	26.4 (79.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	14.9 (58.8)	15.7 (60.3)	18.0 (64.4)	21.7 (71.1)	25.0 (77.0)	27.4 (81.3)	28.5 (83.3)	28.3 (82.9)	27.3 (81.1)	24.6 (76.3)	21.0 (69.8)	16.8 (62.2)	22.4 (72.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	11.9 (53.4)	12.8 (55.0)	15.1 (59.2)	18.9 (66.0)	22.4 (72.3)	25.0 (77.0)	25.7 (78.3)	25.4 (77.7)	24.4 (75.9)	21.4 (70.5)	17.9 (64.2)	13.8 (56.8)	19.6 (67.2)
Record low °C (°F)	3.2 (37.8)	3.7 (38.7)	4.1 (39.4)	9.2 (48.6)	16.1 (61.0)	18.5 (65.3)	21.9 (71.4)	21.3 (70.3)	18.3 (64.9)	11.9 (53.4)	7.7 (45.9)	1.5 (34.7)	1.5 (34.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	28.0 (1.10)	42.5 (1.67)	71.9 (2.83)	152.8 (6.02)	223.8 (8.81)	369.7 (14.56)	283.6 (11.17)	328.3 (12.93)	169.1 (6.66)	35.0 (1.38)	36.5 (1.44)	31.7 (1.25)	1,772.9 (69.82)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.3	7.4	9.2	10.8	13.9	17.1	13.9	15.6	9.7	4.3	4.5	5.2	116.9
Average relative humidity (%)	73	77	78	81	84	87	84	85	80	73	73	71	79
Mean monthly sunshine hours	151.3	118.0	118.2	128.1	156.6	173.0	238.1	211.2	204.8	213.5	178.0	161.9	2,052.7
Percentage possible sunshine	45	37	32	34	38	43	58	53	56	60	54	49	47
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

Transportation

The currently under construction Huilai railway station, on the Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway, will serve the county.