Hulin
虎林市
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Location of the city
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  Hulin Location in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′N 132°56′E / 45.767°N 132.933°E / 45.767; 132.933 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Jixi |
| Municipal seat | Hulin Town (虎林镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,328.71 km2 (3,601.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 85 m (280 ft) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 317,884 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code |
230381
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| Climate | Dwb |
| Website | hljhulin |
Hulin (Chinese: 虎林; pinyin: Hǔlín; lit. 'tiger forest') is a county-level city on the Muling River in southeastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. With a population of around 200,000, it is under the administration of Jixi. Nearby are Lake Xingkai, 51 kilometres (32 mi) to the southwest, the Usuri River, which forms the Russian border 38 kilometres (24 mi) to the east. The main agricultural products include soybeans, cattle, milk, various organic produces, and lumber.[1]
Hulin has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −17.9 °C (0 °F) in January to 21.5 °C (71 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 3.8 °C (38.8 °F). More than 2/3 of the year's precipitation occurs from June to September.
| Climate data for Hulin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.7 (94.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
38.2 (100.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
1.3 (34.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
4.0 (39.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.3 (−8.1) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.7 (−30.5) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−34.7 (−30.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.2 (0.36) |
7.4 (0.29) |
20.6 (0.81) |
34.2 (1.35) |
68.0 (2.68) |
83.0 (3.27) |
120.7 (4.75) |
119.4 (4.70) |
69.4 (2.73) |
47.7 (1.88) |
23.7 (0.93) |
15.1 (0.59) |
618.4 (24.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.8 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 116.8 |
| Average snowy days | 10.1 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 58.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 75 | 81 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171.6 | 195.5 | 238.8 | 226.6 | 242.2 | 230.2 | 223.1 | 221.1 | 225.0 | 196.4 | 162.1 | 148.8 | 2,481.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 51 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 57 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[4] | |||||||||||||
Hulin City is divided into 7 towns and 4 townships.[5]
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1 These are administrative zones, which are not standard units of local government, though they do function as such. 2 Formally part of Oroqen BannerinInner Mongolia but administered de facto by Daxing'anling Prefecture in Heilongjiang. 3 Formally part of Huma County. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
