Yutai County is a county in the southwest of Shandong province, China. It is under the administration of Jining City and borders the Jiangsu counties of Feng and Pei to the south, Weishan County (and Weishan Lake) to the east, Rencheng District to the north, and Jinxiang County to the west.

Administrative divisions

As of 2012, this county is divided to 7 towns and 3 townships.

Towns

  • Guting (谷亭镇)
  • Qinghe (清河镇)
  • Yucheng (鱼城镇)
  • Wanglu (王鲁镇)
  • Zhanghuang (张黄镇)
  • Wangmiao (王庙镇)
  • Lige (李阁镇)

Townships

  • Tangma Township (唐马乡)
  • Laozhai Township (老砦乡)
  • Luotun Township (罗屯乡)

Climate

Climate data for Yutai, elevation 34 m (112 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)16.2 (61.2)23.7 (74.7)28.0 (82.4)31.8 (89.2)36.6 (97.9)38.4 (101.1)40.1 (104.2)36.0 (96.8)34.4 (93.9)34.3 (93.7)26.3 (79.3)20.1 (68.2)40.1 (104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)5.1 (41.2)8.9 (48.0)14.7 (58.5)21.1 (70.0)26.4 (79.5)30.9 (87.6)31.4 (88.5)30.4 (86.7)26.8 (80.2)21.5 (70.7)13.7 (56.7)7.0 (44.6)19.8 (67.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)0.0 (32.0)3.2 (37.8)8.8 (47.8)15.1 (59.2)20.7 (69.3)25.5 (77.9)27.3 (81.1)26.3 (79.3)21.8 (71.2)15.8 (60.4)8.3 (46.9)1.9 (35.4)14.6 (58.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−3.9 (25.0)−1.2 (29.8)3.8 (38.8)9.6 (49.3)15.3 (59.5)20.6 (69.1)23.9 (75.0)23.1 (73.6)17.9 (64.2)11.3 (52.3)4.2 (39.6)−2.0 (28.4)10.2 (50.4)
Record low °C (°F)−15.9 (3.4)−17.0 (1.4)−9.6 (14.7)−2.1 (28.2)3.7 (38.7)11.6 (52.9)17.6 (63.7)13.2 (55.8)6.6 (43.9)−2.0 (28.4)−10.8 (12.6)−15.8 (3.6)−17.0 (1.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)10.1 (0.40)16.0 (0.63)20.2 (0.80)35.0 (1.38)56.7 (2.23)96.9 (3.81)191.8 (7.55)172.1 (6.78)67.7 (2.67)31.2 (1.23)30.4 (1.20)12.1 (0.48)740.2 (29.16)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)3.14.03.95.66.87.411.310.37.25.65.03.473.6
Average snowy days2.72.20.50.10000000.71.27.4
Average relative humidity (%)67646265686781837973727071
Mean monthly sunshine hours153.6160.2205.2229.7248.0229.6213.2208.5190.6184.2159.8151.92,334.5
Percentage possible sunshine49525558575349515253525053
Source: China Meteorological Administration