Fuyu, Jilin

Fuyu
扶余市
County-level city
扶余市
Fuyu

Location in Jilin

Coordinates: 44°59′N 126°03′E / 44.983°N 126.050°E / 44.983; 126.050Coordinates: 44°59′N 126°03′E / 44.983°N 126.050°E / 44.983; 126.050
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jilin
Prefecture-level city Songyuan
Municipal seat Sanchahe (三岔河镇)
Area
  Total 4,464 km2 (1,724 sq mi)
Elevation 183 m (600 ft)
Population 750,000
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 131203
Area code(s) 0438

Fuyu (simplified Chinese: 扶余; traditional Chinese: 扶餘; pinyin: Fúyú), formerly Fuyu County, is a county-level city in northern Jilin, People's Republic of China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Songyuan. It has a land area of 4,464 square kilometres (1,724 sq mi), and a population of 750,000. It lies 98 kilometres (61 mi) east-southeast of Songyuan and 140 kilometres (87 mi) northeast of Changchun, the provincial capital. The county seat is located in the town of Sanchahe (三岔河镇).

Administrative divisions

Fuyu is divided into 9 towns and 17 townships.[1]

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

Fuyu has a monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long (lasting from November to March), very cold, windy, but dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The coldest month, January, averages −17.7 °C (0.1 °F), while the warmest month, July, averages 22.8 °C (73.0 °F); the annual mean is 4.38 °C (39.9 °F). Over two-thirds of the annual precipitation falls from June to August alone.

Climate data for Fuyu (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
11.5
(52.7)
20.6
(69.1)
28.7
(83.7)
34.6
(94.3)
35.6
(96.1)
35.5
(95.9)
35.5
(95.9)
30.5
(86.9)
27.1
(80.8)
18.6
(65.5)
10.2
(50.4)
35.6
(96.1)
Average high °C (°F) −11.6
(11.1)
−6.5
(20.3)
2.6
(36.7)
13.7
(56.7)
21.3
(70.3)
26.1
(79)
27.6
(81.7)
26.3
(79.3)
20.9
(69.6)
12.0
(53.6)
0.5
(32.9)
−8.4
(16.9)
10.4
(50.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.7
(0.1)
−13.1
(8.4)
−3.4
(25.9)
7.0
(44.6)
14.7
(58.5)
20.2
(68.4)
22.8
(73)
21.1
(70)
14.5
(58.1)
5.7
(42.3)
−5.1
(22.8)
−14.2
(6.4)
4.4
(39.9)
Average low °C (°F) −23.1
(−9.6)
−18.8
(−1.8)
−9.5
(14.9)
0.4
(32.7)
8.2
(46.8)
14.7
(58.5)
18.3
(64.9)
16.4
(61.5)
8.8
(47.8)
0.3
(32.5)
−9.9
(14.2)
−19
(−2)
−1.1
(30)
Record low °C (°F) −34.7
(−30.5)
−31.2
(−24.2)
−26.1
(−15)
−11.8
(10.8)
−6.3
(20.7)
4.2
(39.6)
10.0
(50)
6.4
(43.5)
−2.5
(27.5)
−15.6
(3.9)
−26.9
(−16.4)
−34.9
(−30.8)
−34.9
(−30.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.4
(0.094)
4.4
(0.173)
10.2
(0.402)
18.2
(0.717)
41.4
(1.63)
89.3
(3.516)
141.5
(5.571)
111.0
(4.37)
50.3
(1.98)
25.3
(0.996)
7.6
(0.299)
4.3
(0.169)
505.9
(19.917)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.9 5.0 5.2 6.6 9.4 13.7 14.5 11.9 9.0 7.2 5.6 5.4 97.4
Source: Weather China

References

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