Luoding, alternately romanized as Loting,[lower-alpha 1] is a county-level city in the northwestern part of Guangdong province (粤北), South China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Yunfu.
Luoding
罗定市 Loting | |
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County-level & Sub-prefectural city | |
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![]() ![]() Luoding Location in Guangdong | |
Coordinates: 22°46′08″N 111°34′11″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Yunfu |
Area | |
• Total | 2,300 km2 (900 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | 959,067 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Luoding | |||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 罗定 | ||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 羅定 | ||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Luódìng | ||||||||||||
Postal | Loting | ||||||||||||
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As early as 10,000 years ago, there were ancient people inhabited within Luoding City. Famous monument is the rock carving called Long Anyan Grottoes (龍盦巖石窟).
Luoding borders Guangxi to the northwest.
Climate data for Luoding (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.3 (102.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.3 (97.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
39.3 (102.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
19.0 (66.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46.9 (1.85) |
60.6 (2.39) |
73.3 (2.89) |
145.3 (5.72) |
207.0 (8.15) |
200.3 (7.89) |
187.1 (7.37) |
176.4 (6.94) |
158.6 (6.24) |
66.6 (2.62) |
38.3 (1.51) |
27.1 (1.07) |
1,387.5 (54.64) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 78 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] |
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