# Gaobeidian

Gaobeidian (Chinese: 高碑店; pinyin: Gāobēidiàn) is a county-level city in central Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Baoding Prefecture-level city. Gaobeidian has 4 subdistricts, 6 towns, and 4 townships, and a total of 442 villages. It is 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of Beijing and 68 kilometres (42 mi) north of Baoding.
Gaobeidian City was long known as Xincheng County (simplified Chinese: 新城县; traditional Chinese: 新城縣; pinyin: Xīnchéng Xiàn). In 1993, its name was changed to Gaobeidian City.

## Administrative divisions

Source:
Subdistricts:
* Heping Subdistrict (和平街道), Juncheng Subdistrict (军城街道), Dongsheng Subdistrict (东盛街道), Beicheng Subdistrict (北城街道), Xinghua Road Subdistrict (兴华路街道)
Towns:
* Fangguan (方官镇), Xincheng (新城镇), Sizhuang (泗庄镇), Baigou (白沟镇), Xinlizhuang (辛立庄镇)
Townships:
* Xiaoguanying Township (肖官营乡), Liangjiaying Township (梁家营乡), Zhangliuzhuang Township (张六庄乡), Dongmaying Township (东马营乡), Xinqiao Township (辛桥乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Gaobeidian, elevation 25 m (82 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) | 14.3 (57.7) | 20.0 (68.0) | 30.0 (86.0) | 32.4 (90.3) | 37.1 (98.8) | 40.8 (105.4) | 41.0 (105.8) | 36.6 (97.9) | 34.9 (94.8) | 31.6 (88.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 15.0 (59.0) | 41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) | 6.3 (43.3) | 13.5 (56.3) | 21.0 (69.8) | 26.9 (80.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.7 (89.1) | 30.2 (86.4) | 26.5 (79.7) | 19.5 (67.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 3.6 (38.5) | 18.5 (65.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) | −0.2 (31.6) | 7.1 (44.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 26.8 (80.2) | 25.3 (77.5) | 20.2 (68.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 4.2 (39.6) | −2.4 (27.7) | 12.5 (54.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) | −5.4 (22.3) | 1.1 (34.0) | 8.2 (46.8) | 14.2 (57.6) | 19.3 (66.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.0 (69.8) | 14.9 (58.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | −0.5 (31.1) | −6.8 (19.8) | 7.2 (45.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.3 (−9.9) | −18.4 (−1.1) | −11.0 (12.2) | −3.8 (25.2) | 3.6 (38.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 13.8 (56.8) | 3.8 (38.8) | −4.8 (23.4) | −11.5 (11.3) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −23.3 (−9.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08) | 5.2 (0.20) | 7.8 (0.31) | 23.9 (0.94) | 34.3 (1.35) | 65.0 (2.56) | 170.6 (6.72) | 111.6 (4.39) | 49.0 (1.93) | 25.6 (1.01) | 12.1 (0.48) | 2.2 (0.09) | 509.4 (20.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 66.1 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 10.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 74 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 157.4 | 162.4 | 206.7 | 222.5 | 245.9 | 206.1 | 174.7 | 184.4 | 187.5 | 179.3 | 150.9 | 152.7 | 2,230.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 52 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 46 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transportation

* Jingguang railway: Gaobeidian Railway Station
* Jingshi Expressway
* Jingkun Expressway
* China National Highway 107

## Architecture and environment

Gaobeidian is known for its leadership in energy efficient building, and hosted the 23rd International Passive House Conference in 2019. The Gaobeidian Railway City apartment complex is the world's largest passive house project.