Coordinates: 31°48′13″N 114°05′05″E / 31.803674°N 114.08462°E / 31.803674; 114.08462

Mount Jigong

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Mount Jigong
Mount Jigong is located in Henan
Mount Jigong
Mount Jigong
Location in Henan
Mount Jigong is located in Eastern China
Mount Jigong
Mount Jigong
Mount Jigong (Eastern China)
Highest point
Elevation814 m (2,671 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates31°48′13″N 114°05′05″E / 31.803674°N 114.08462°E / 31.803674; 114.08462
Geography
LocationShihe District, Xinyang, Henan
Parent rangeDabie Mountains

Mount Jigong (simplified Chinese: 鸡公山; traditional Chinese: 雞公山; pinyin: Jīgōng Shān) is a mountain in Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan Province, China,[1] located near the border with Hubei Province to the south. The name, which means Rooster Mountain or Cockerel Mountain, is derived from its shape.

It used to be a summer retreat for Western missionaries and, later, for Communist officials.[2] From 1898 to 1936, over 300 villas of various styles were built on the mountain by foreign missionaries of different countries and the area became a famed summer resort. It is 38 km from downtown Xinyang.

Climate

Mount Jigong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa).

Climate data for Mount Jigong (elevation 734 m (2,408 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) 15.2
(59.4) 		21.1
(70.0) 		25.3
(77.5) 		28.6
(83.5) 		32.2
(90.0) 		33.9
(93.0) 		34.5
(94.1) 		33.9
(93.0) 		32.1
(89.8) 		29.1
(84.4) 		23.7
(74.7) 		17.4
(63.3) 		34.5
(94.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7) 		6.5
(43.7) 		11.6
(52.9) 		18.1
(64.6) 		22.3
(72.1) 		25.3
(77.5) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.6
(79.9) 		23.0
(73.4) 		18.2
(64.8) 		12.2
(54.0) 		6.1
(43.0) 		16.7
(62.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2) 		2.5
(36.5) 		7.2
(45.0) 		13.3
(55.9) 		18.1
(64.6) 		21.5
(70.7) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.0
(73.4) 		19.1
(66.4) 		14.3
(57.7) 		8.3
(46.9) 		2.4
(36.3) 		12.8
(55.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.4
(27.7) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		4.0
(39.2) 		9.8
(49.6) 		14.8
(58.6) 		18.6
(65.5) 		21.3
(70.3) 		20.5
(68.9) 		16.3
(61.3) 		11.4
(52.5) 		5.4
(41.7) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		10.0
(49.9)
Record low °C (°F) −13.1
(8.4) 		−13.6
(7.5) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		4.0
(39.2) 		7.7
(45.9) 		14.6
(58.3) 		10.6
(51.1) 		6.0
(42.8) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−11.7
(10.9) 		−13.6
(7.5) 		−13.6
(7.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42.2
(1.66) 		50.9
(2.00) 		79.0
(3.11) 		102.7
(4.04) 		138.3
(5.44) 		185.6
(7.31) 		258.4
(10.17) 		188.8
(7.43) 		90.6
(3.57) 		86.7
(3.41) 		54.5
(2.15) 		29.3
(1.15) 		1,307
(51.44)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.4 9.7 11.2 11.0 12.3 11.8 13.5 13.9 11.3 10.6 9.3 7.1 130.1
Average snowy days 7.7 5.4 2.8 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.6 4.3 22.2
Average relative humidity (%) 66 69 70 70 73 81 87 87 79 69 66 63 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours 138.2 131.2 161.5 184.4 190.2 175.7 189.4 182.7 162.6 166.5 158.4 150.6 1,991.4
Percent possible sunshine 43 42 43 47 44 41 44 45 44 48 51 48 45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Mr. Jigongshan - China's Summer Resort
  2. ^ Ian Johnson, China: Worse Than You Ever Imagined, New York Review of Books, 22 November 2012
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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