Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County

Ruyuan (postal: Yuyuan; Chinese: 乳源; pinyin: Rǔyuán; Jyutping: jyu5 jyun4 jyun6), officially Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, is a county of northern Guangdong province, China, with a small border with Hunan to the northwest. It is under the administration of Shaoguan City. It is one of Guangdong's three autonomous counties.

Ruyuan 乳源瑶族自治县 Yuyuan
County
乳源瑶族自治县 Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County
Location of Ruyuan County (red) within Shaoguan City and Guangdong (yellow)
Coordinates: 24°53′N 113°11′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Shaoguan
Area
• Total	2,227 km2 (860 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	187,276
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Climate

Climate data for Ruyuan, elevation 131 m (430 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)	27.0 (80.6)	30.9 (87.6)	32.2 (90.0)	34.0 (93.2)	36.3 (97.3)	38.4 (101.1)	40.8 (105.4)	40.0 (104.0)	37.7 (99.9)	36.4 (97.5)	33.6 (92.5)	27.7 (81.9)	40.8 (105.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	14.5 (58.1)	16.8 (62.2)	19.1 (66.4)	24.7 (76.5)	28.9 (84.0)	31.6 (88.9)	33.9 (93.0)	33.7 (92.7)	31.3 (88.3)	27.7 (81.9)	22.6 (72.7)	17.1 (62.8)	25.2 (77.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.0 (50.0)	12.3 (54.1)	15.1 (59.2)	20.4 (68.7)	24.4 (75.9)	27.0 (80.6)	28.6 (83.5)	28.3 (82.9)	26.1 (79.0)	22.1 (71.8)	16.9 (62.4)	11.6 (52.9)	20.2 (68.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	7.1 (44.8)	9.3 (48.7)	12.5 (54.5)	17.4 (63.3)	21.3 (70.3)	24.0 (75.2)	25.1 (77.2)	24.8 (76.6)	22.6 (72.7)	18.2 (64.8)	13.1 (55.6)	8.1 (46.6)	17.0 (62.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−1.7 (28.9)	−1.0 (30.2)	0.1 (32.2)	5.6 (42.1)	12.7 (54.9)	15.3 (59.5)	20.6 (69.1)	21.2 (70.2)	14.9 (58.8)	6.0 (42.8)	1.6 (34.9)	−3.1 (26.4)	−3.1 (26.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	86.0 (3.39)	100.6 (3.96)	193.9 (7.63)	213.2 (8.39)	291.5 (11.48)	313.0 (12.32)	202.1 (7.96)	195.0 (7.68)	114.8 (4.52)	59.6 (2.35)	65.5 (2.58)	56.7 (2.23)	1,891.9 (74.49)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	12.7	14.0	20.1	17.9	19.2	20.3	16.2	16.0	11.6	6.4	7.9	8.4	170.7
Average snowy days	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0.4
Average relative humidity (%)	77	78	82	81	81	82	77	77	77	72	74	74	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	78.4	66.2	55.8	69.8	98.5	111.1	178.2	178.8	159.6	160.3	134.5	120.7	1,411.9
Percentage possible sunshine	23	21	15	18	24	27	43	45	44	45	41	37	32
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]