# Jinggangshan City

Jinggangshan (simplified Chinese: 井冈山; traditional Chinese: 井岡山; pinyin: Jǐnggāngshān) is a county-level city in the southwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is under the administration of the Ji'an City. It is located in the Luoxiao Mountains which cover some 670 km$^2$ (260 sq mi).

## Administrative divisions

At present, Jinggangshan City has one subdistrict, five towns, and 12 townships.

### 1 subdistrict

* Ciping (茨坪街道)

### 5 towns

| Xiaping (夏坪镇) Longshi (龙市镇) Gucheng (古城镇) | Xincheng (新城镇) Dalong (大陇镇) |

### 12 townships

| Nashan (拿山乡) Huang'ao (黄垇乡) Xiaqi (下七乡) Changping (长坪乡) Aoli (坳里乡) Eling (鹅岭乡) | Bailu (柏露乡) Maoping (茅坪乡) Getian (葛田乡) Hehua (荷花乡) Mucun (睦村乡) Dongshang (东上乡) |

## Transport

Jinggangshan Airport in Taihe County, Ji'an serves Jinggangshan.

## Climate

Climate data for Jinggangshan (Xiaping), elevation 253 m (830 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 24.2 (75.6) | 28.1 (82.6) | 30.9 (87.6) | 34.1 (93.4) | 33.2 (91.8) | 29.7 (85.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 19.6 (67.3) | 13.8 (56.8) | 23.4 (74.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 8.8 (47.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 24.1 (75.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 8.1 (46.6) | 17.8 (64.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 15.1 (59.2) | 9.5 (49.1) | 4.4 (39.9) | 14.1 (57.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78.8 (3.10) | 87.8 (3.46) | 170.3 (6.70) | 174.1 (6.85) | 228.9 (9.01) | 274.6 (10.81) | 160.8 (6.33) | 199.3 (7.85) | 112.0 (4.41) | 64.5 (2.54) | 82.8 (3.26) | 59.8 (2.35) | 1,693.7 (66.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.3 | 14.9 | 19.3 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 18 | 13.9 | 16.5 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 178.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 67.7 | 71.8 | 75.4 | 103.4 | 125.2 | 131.4 | 206.3 | 190.0 | 150.0 | 143.3 | 122.2 | 111.3 | 1,498 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 20 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 33 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Jinggangshan (Ciping), elevation 843 m (2,766 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) | 22.7 (72.9) | 27.2 (81.0) | 31.6 (88.9) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.7 (90.9) | 34.4 (93.9) | 36.7 (98.1) | 35.1 (95.2) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.4 (90.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.3 (57.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.9 (75.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 25.3 (77.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.9 (51.6) | 19.6 (67.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 5.7 (42.3) | 14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) | 3.3 (37.9) | 6.8 (44.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 17.6 (63.7) | 12.8 (55.0) | 7.7 (45.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 11.7 (53.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) | −7.3 (18.9) | −5.8 (21.6) | −0.7 (30.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 14.6 (58.3) | 9.5 (49.1) | 0.8 (33.4) | −4.2 (24.4) | −10.1 (13.8) | −10.1 (13.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 71.4 (2.81) | 89.6 (3.53) | 163.4 (6.43) | 168.6 (6.64) | 225.1 (8.86) | 308.5 (12.15) | 253.5 (9.98) | 281.3 (11.07) | 162.9 (6.41) | 78.8 (3.10) | 78.0 (3.07) | 58.8 (2.31) | 1,939.9 (76.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.1 | 15.8 | 20.9 | 19.6 | 21.5 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 16.3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 206.5 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 8.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 87 | 89 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 86 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 70.6 | 67.5 | 67.0 | 88.2 | 96.0 | 93.6 | 159.9 | 139.2 | 118.4 | 125.5 | 117.5 | 113.2 | 1,256.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 21 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 28 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||