Muping, Yantai

Muping District (Chinese: 牟平区; pinyin: Mùpíng Qū), formerly also known as Ninghai^[1] or Ninghaichow,^[2] is a district administered by the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong province, People's Republic of China,^[3] and is the easternmost county-level division of Yantai.

Muping District 牟平区 Mowping
District
Location in Yantai
Muping Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 37.387°N 121.600°E / 37.387; 121.600
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Yantai
Area
• Total	1,511 km2 (583 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	451,000
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	264100
Website	www.muping.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this district is divided to 3 subdistricts and 10 towns.^[4]

Subdistricts

• Ninghai Subdistrict (宁海街道)
• Wenhua Subdistrict (文化街道)
• Yangmadao Subdistrict (养马岛街道)

Towns

Guanshui (观水镇) Wuning (武宁镇) Dayao (大窑镇) Jianggezhuang (姜格庄镇) Longquan (龙泉镇)

Yulindian (玉林店镇) Shuidao (水道镇) Jugezhuang (莒格庄镇) Gaoling (高陵镇) Wanggezhuang (王格庄镇)

Climate

Climate data for Muping District, elevation 39 m (128 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.9 (37.2)	5.5 (41.9)	11.1 (52.0)	18.0 (64.4)	24.1 (75.4)	27.8 (82.0)	29.8 (85.6)	29.5 (85.1)	26.2 (79.2)	20.2 (68.4)	12.7 (54.9)	5.5 (41.9)	17.8 (64.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.4 (29.5)	0.6 (33.1)	5.6 (42.1)	12.1 (53.8)	18.3 (64.9)	22.6 (72.7)	25.5 (77.9)	25.4 (77.7)	21.3 (70.3)	14.9 (58.8)	7.8 (46.0)	1.0 (33.8)	12.8 (55.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.0 (23.0)	−3.3 (26.1)	1.0 (33.8)	7.1 (44.8)	13.1 (55.6)	18.2 (64.8)	22.1 (71.8)	21.9 (71.4)	17.0 (62.6)	10.1 (50.2)	3.6 (38.5)	−2.5 (27.5)	8.6 (47.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13.6 (0.54)	14.1 (0.56)	17.4 (0.69)	35.6 (1.40)	47.5 (1.87)	63.9 (2.52)	164.0 (6.46)	142.3 (5.60)	68.1 (2.68)	34.1 (1.34)	38.3 (1.51)	24.4 (0.96)	663.3 (26.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.9	5.0	4.3	5.8	7.4	7.8	11.4	10.2	6.9	6.1	6.3	8.7	86.8
Average snowy days	9.3	5.7	2.1	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	2.8	10.0	30.4
Average relative humidity (%)	66	64	59	57	62	70	80	81	74	68	67	66	68
Mean monthly sunshine hours	162.5	177.1	231.6	245.3	268.0	240.0	205.3	213.2	217.9	209.2	166.4	147.2	2,483.7
Percentage possible sunshine	53	58	62	62	61	55	46	51	59	61	55	50	56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]