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Emeishan City

Coordinates: 29°36′04″N 103°28′55″E / 29.601°N 103.482°E / 29.601; 103.482
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Emeishan
峨眉山市
Location of Emeishan City (red) in Leshan City (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Emeishan City (red) in Leshan City (yellow) and Sichuan
Emeishan is located in Sichuan
Emeishan
Emeishan
Location of the city centre in Sichuan
Coordinates: 29°36′04″N 103°28′55″E / 29.601°N 103.482°E / 29.601; 103.482
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityLeshan
Area
 • Total
1,151.4 km2 (444.6 sq mi)
Highest elevation3,099 m (10,167 ft)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Emeishan
Chinese峨眉山
PostalOmei
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÉméishān
Wade–GilesE2-mei2-shan1

Emeishan (Chinese: 峨眉山市; pinyin: Éméishān Shì) is a county-level city in Sichuan province, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city Leshan. Its population in 1990 stood at 396,445. It is named after Mount Emei, a famous mountain located within its administration.

Climate

Climate data for Emeishan (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4)
23.4
(74.1)
31.3
(88.3)
33.4
(92.1)
35.9
(96.6)
36.1
(97.0)
37.8
(100.0)
39.3
(102.7)
36.5
(97.7)
29.4
(84.9)
25.2
(77.4)
19.5
(67.1)
39.3
(102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6)
12.2
(54.0)
16.8
(62.2)
22.4
(72.3)
26.7
(80.1)
28.5
(83.3)
30.6
(87.1)
30.2
(86.4)
26.1
(79.0)
21.0
(69.8)
16.5
(61.7)
11.0
(51.8)
21.0
(69.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8)
9.2
(48.6)
13.0
(55.4)
18.0
(64.4)
22.1
(71.8)
24.3
(75.7)
26.3
(79.3)
25.7
(78.3)
22.4
(72.3)
17.9
(64.2)
13.6
(56.5)
8.5
(47.3)
17.3
(63.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.1
(41.2)
7.0
(44.6)
10.1
(50.2)
14.6
(58.3)
18.6
(65.5)
21.1
(70.0)
23.0
(73.4)
22.6
(72.7)
19.8
(67.6)
15.8
(60.4)
11.6
(52.9)
6.7
(44.1)
14.7
(58.4)
Record low °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)
−0.3
(31.5)
0.2
(32.4)
6.2
(43.2)
10.3
(50.5)
15.1
(59.2)
18.2
(64.8)
16.6
(61.9)
13.6
(56.5)
5.0
(41.0)
2.6
(36.7)
−2.0
(28.4)
−2.0
(28.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.8
(0.70)
24.9
(0.98)
42.1
(1.66)
93.5
(3.68)
115.3
(4.54)
164.8
(6.49)
308.3
(12.14)
368.9
(14.52)
165.8
(6.53)
64.1
(2.52)
38.0
(1.50)
15.0
(0.59)
1,418.5
(55.85)
Average relative humidity (%) 82 80 77 74 71 76 79 80 81 82 81 83 79
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1]

References

  1. ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.