Leizhou

Leizhou (Chinese: 雷州) is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Zhanjiang.

This article is about the modern city. For the peninsula, see Leizhou Peninsula. For the historical prefecture, see Lei Prefecture.

Leizhou 雷州市 Hoihong; Luichow
County-level city
Leizhou Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 20°54′51″N 110°05′48″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Zhanjiang
Area
• Total	2,523 km^2 (974 sq mi)
Population
• Total	279,124
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Leizhou
Simplified Chinese	雷州
Postal	Leichow
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Léizhōu Yue: Cantonese Jyutping leoi4 zau1 Southern Min Leizhou Romanization Lui-tsiú

Leizhou (labelled as HAI-K'ANG (LUICHOW) 海康（雷州）) (1954)

The city was formerly known as Haikang County (postal: Hoihong); it was upgraded into a city in 1994.

Geography

Leizhou is located at the extreme southwestern end of Guangdong and lies on the Leizhou Peninsula.

Transportation

• China National Highway 207

Climate

Climate data for Leizhou (1981−2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	29.5 (85.1)	34.4 (93.9)	37.5 (99.5)	37.3 (99.1)	38.6 (101.5)	37.7 (99.9)	38.5 (101.3)	36.5 (97.7)	36.3 (97.3)	33.3 (91.9)	32.9 (91.2)	29.6 (85.3)	38.6 (101.5)
Average high °C (°F)	19.5 (67.1)	19.8 (67.6)	22.8 (73.0)	27.3 (81.1)	30.7 (87.3)	32.5 (90.5)	32.9 (91.2)	32.2 (90.0)	30.7 (87.3)	28.5 (83.3)	25.3 (77.5)	21.3 (70.3)	27.0 (80.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	15.9 (60.6)	16.8 (62.2)	19.6 (67.3)	23.9 (75.0)	26.8 (80.2)	28.4 (83.1)	28.7 (83.7)	28.3 (82.9)	27.0 (80.6)	24.8 (76.6)	21.2 (70.2)	17.3 (63.1)	23.2 (73.8)
Average low °C (°F)	13.5 (56.3)	14.7 (58.5)	17.5 (63.5)	21.5 (70.7)	24.1 (75.4)	25.5 (77.9)	25.7 (78.3)	25.6 (78.1)	24.4 (75.9)	22.1 (71.8)	18.3 (64.9)	14.4 (57.9)	20.6 (69.1)
Record low °C (°F)	4.7 (40.5)	3.7 (38.7)	4.8 (40.6)	10.8 (51.4)	15.6 (60.1)	20.1 (68.2)	21.8 (71.2)	21.6 (70.9)	17.0 (62.6)	12.3 (54.1)	6.6 (43.9)	2.4 (36.3)	2.4 (36.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	19.0 (0.75)	36.0 (1.42)	43.7 (1.72)	99.4 (3.91)	213.0 (8.39)	210.4 (8.28)	231.2 (9.10)	288.3 (11.35)	244.4 (9.62)	147.1 (5.79)	47.4 (1.87)	26.9 (1.06)	1,606.8 (63.26)
Average relative humidity (%)	83	89	90	89	86	84	83	85	85	82	78	78	84
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

See also

• Leizhou dialect