# Huanghua

Huanghua (simplified Chinese: 黄骅; traditional Chinese: 黃驊; pinyin: Huánghuá) is a county-level city located in the Bohai Gulf coastal region of Hebei province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Cangzhou.
Huanghua is named after Chinese Communist revolutionary Huang Hua. Previously it was known as Xinqing County (Chinese: 新青县). It has a total area of 1,544 km$^2$ (596 sq mi), with a coastline of 65.8 km (40.9 mi). The total administrative population is 652,401 in the entire county, with 465,826 people living in the urban areas.
Huanghua has a seaport, Huanghua Port. It is a stop on the Jinshan Expressway that connects Tianjin with Shantou, Guangdong.

## Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:
* Huazhong Subdistrict (骅中街道), Huadong Subdistrict (骅东街道), Huaxi Subdistrict (骅西街道)
Towns:
* Huanghua Town (黄骅镇), Nanpaihe (南排河镇), Jiucheng (旧城镇), Lüqiao (吕桥镇)
Townships:
* Guanzhuang Township (官庄乡), Changguo Township (常郭乡), Qijiawu Township (齐家务乡), Tengzhuangzi Township (滕庄子乡), Yang'erzhuang Hui Ethnic Township (羊二庄回族乡), Xincun Hui Ethnic Township (新村回族乡), Yangsanmu Hui Ethnic Township (羊三木回族乡)

## Climate

Huanghua has a four-season, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with cold, dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −3.3 °C (26.1 °F) to 26.9 °C (80.4 °F), while the annual mean is 12.9 °C (55.2 °F). Close to 60% of the annual rainfall of 545 mm (21.5 in) occurs in July and August alone.
Climate data for Huanghua, elevation 5 m (16 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 30.7 (87.3) | 33.5 (92.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 41.6 (106.9) | 41.8 (107.2) | 37.3 (99.1) | 36.2 (97.2) | 31.3 (88.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.2 (43.2) | 13.2 (55.8) | 20.8 (69.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.5 (86.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 20.2 (68.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 4.2 (39.6) | 18.8 (65.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) | 0.5 (32.9) | 7.0 (44.6) | 14.5 (58.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.6 (70.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 5.9 (42.6) | −0.8 (30.6) | 13.3 (56.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) | −3.8 (25.2) | 2.0 (35.6) | 8.9 (48.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 17.2 (63.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 1.8 (35.2) | −4.5 (23.9) | 8.8 (47.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) | −18.2 (−0.8) | −9.1 (15.6) | −2.4 (27.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 10.4 (50.7) | 16.9 (62.4) | 14.6 (58.3) | 6.1 (43.0) | −1.8 (28.8) | −12.0 (10.4) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −18.7 (−1.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) | 7.3 (0.29) | 7.8 (0.31) | 22.6 (0.89) | 41.5 (1.63) | 81.9 (3.22) | 166.3 (6.55) | 143.8 (5.66) | 39.6 (1.56) | 34.2 (1.35) | 14.3 (0.56) | 3.3 (0.13) | 565.5 (22.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 64 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 56 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 77 | 68 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 172.3 | 174.5 | 232.1 | 243.9 | 272.1 | 235.8 | 204.2 | 204.7 | 213.1 | 202.2 | 167.3 | 163.2 | 2,485.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 57 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 49 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 56 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China ||||||||||||||