# Yongji County, Jilin

Yongji (Chinese: 永吉; pinyin: Yǒngjí; lit. 'always auspicious') is a county of central Jilin province, China, located just 18 km (11 mi) outside of Jilin City. It is under the administration of Jilin City, with a population of 400,000 residing in an area of 2,625 km$^2$ (1,014 sq mi), and the county's seat is located in the town of Kouqian.

## 2010 floods

More than 30,000 people in the town of Kouqian were trapped by floodwaters in July 2010 when all communication routes to the area were snapped. 200 rescue workers were dispatched to rescue the inhabitants.

## Administrative divisions

As of 2011, the county administers seven towns and two townships.
| Towns: Kouqian (口前镇) Shuanghe (双河镇) Chaluhe (岔路河镇) Xiyang (西阳镇) Wanchang (万昌镇) Beidahu (北大湖镇) Yilaxi (一拉溪镇) | Townships: Huangyu Township (黄榆乡) Jinjia Township (金家乡) |

## Climate

Climate data for Yongji, elevation 230 m (750 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) | 5.5 (41.9) | 12.7 (54.9) | 19.9 (67.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 33.8 (92.8) | 36.4 (97.5) | 37.8 (100.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 30.7 (87.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 11.3 (52.3) | 37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −3.2 (26.2) | 4.5 (40.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 21.7 (71.1) | 26.4 (79.5) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 14.1 (57.4) | 2.9 (37.2) | −5.8 (21.6) | 12.1 (53.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) | −10.4 (13.3) | −1.5 (29.3) | 8.1 (46.6) | 15.3 (59.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 7.2 (45.0) | −2.8 (27.0) | −12.1 (10.2) | 5.7 (42.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −17.3 (0.9) | −7.4 (18.7) | 1.6 (34.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 14.9 (58.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 8.8 (47.8) | 0.9 (33.6) | −8.3 (17.1) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −0.2 (31.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.4 (−40.7) | −36.9 (−34.4) | −30.1 (−22.2) | −12.2 (10.0) | −4.3 (24.3) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.7 (47.7) | 6.1 (43.0) | −3.9 (25.0) | −12.6 (9.3) | −26.7 (−16.1) | −36.0 (−32.8) | −40.4 (−40.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.5 (0.26) | 9.1 (0.36) | 17.0 (0.67) | 33.4 (1.31) | 68.2 (2.69) | 120.2 (4.73) | 184.9 (7.28) | 162.2 (6.39) | 67.2 (2.65) | 37.9 (1.49) | 23.4 (0.92) | 10.9 (0.43) | 740.9 (29.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.5 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 117.6 |
| Average snowy days | 10.5 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 10.9 | 52.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 62 | 57 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 79 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 146.6 | 170.0 | 201.1 | 204.7 | 228.7 | 231.2 | 216.1 | 211.9 | 219.3 | 184.0 | 145.2 | 131.6 | 2,290.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 51 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 50 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Beidahu, Jilin, elevation 537 m (1,762 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) | −5.1 (22.8) | 2.4 (36.3) | 12.0 (53.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.2 (77.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 12.3 (54.1) | 1.2 (34.2) | −7.4 (18.7) | 10.1 (50.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.0 (5.0) | −10.9 (12.4) | −2.7 (27.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.6 (58.3) | 6.9 (44.4) | −3.7 (25.3) | −12.5 (9.5) | 4.8 (40.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.9 (−3.8) | −16.3 (2.7) | −8.2 (17.2) | 0.8 (33.4) | 8.3 (46.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 17.4 (63.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 9.4 (48.9) | 1.5 (34.7) | −8.3 (17.1) | −17.4 (0.7) | −0.2 (31.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.1 (0.44) | 21.5 (0.85) | 34.9 (1.37) | 52.9 (2.08) | 110.5 (4.35) | 125.2 (4.93) | 235.2 (9.26) | 211.2 (8.31) | 96.4 (3.80) | 51.4 (2.02) | 43.7 (1.72) | 21.2 (0.83) | 1,015.2 (39.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 139.8 |
| Average snowy days | 13.2 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 11.1 | 15.3 | 72.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 58 | 69 | 78 | 79 | 73 | 59 | 66 | 67 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 113.5 | 133.1 | 161.9 | 163.8 | 180.1 | 178.7 | 184.5 | 180.8 | 188.8 | 163.6 | 104.0 | 90.3 | 1,843.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 39 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 51 | 49 | 36 | 33 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||