Editing Jinghong (section)

==Geography and climate==
[[File:Sipsongpanna.jpg|thumb|Lancang ([[Mekong]]) river in the evening with the new bridge]]
Jinghong has a latitude range of 21°27'–22°36' N and a longitude range of 100°25'–101°31' E. It borders [[Simao District]] of [[Pu'er City]] to the north, [[Mengla County]] and [[Jiangcheng County]] to the east and [[Menghai County]] to the west, as well as [[Burma]]'s [[Shan State]] to the south. The city is limited to the south by [[Hengduan Mountains]], and the [[Lancang River]] (Mekong) passes through Jinghong. Two bridges near the city span this river, which flows south-east towards [[Laos]].

Climatically, Jinghong has a humid subtropical climate ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cwa'') bordering on the [[tropical wet and dry climate]] (Köppen ''Aw''). The city has a generally humid climate with strong [[monsoon]]al influences. Summer is long and there is virtually no "winter" as such; instead, there is a [[dry season]] (December thru April) and [[wet season]] (May thru October). Annual sunshine hours amount to between 1800 and 2300 and annual rainfall ranging from {{convert|1100|to|1700|mm|in}}. The coolest month are December and January, averaging {{convert|17.5|°C|1}}, while the warmest is June, at {{convert|26.6|°C|1}}; the annual mean is {{convert|22.9|°C|1}}. However, high temperatures reach their peak in April before the onset of the monsoon from the Indian Ocean.

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|location = Jinghong, elevation {{convert|582|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2000)
|Jan high C = 26.3
|Feb high C = 29.5
|Mar high C = 31.9
|Apr high C = 33.4
|May high C = 33.0
|Jun high C = 32.2
|Jul high C = 31.1
|Aug high C = 31.4
|Sep high C = 31.4
|Oct high C = 29.7
|Nov high C = 27.5
|Dec high C = 25.0

| Jan mean C  =17.5
| Feb mean C  =19.6
| Mar mean C  =22.1
| Apr mean C  =24.7
| May mean C  =26.0
| Jun mean C  =26.6
| Jul mean C  =26.0
| Aug mean C  =25.9
| Sep mean C  =25.3
| Oct mean C  =23.5
| Nov mean C  =20.3
| Dec mean C  =17.5
| year mean C =

|Jan low C = 12.3
|Feb low C = 12.7
|Mar low C = 15.2
|Apr low C = 18.6
|May low C = 21.4
|Jun low C = 23.2
|Jul low C = 23.1
|Aug low C = 22.9
|Sep low C = 22.1
|Oct low C = 20.3
|Nov low C = 16.6
|Dec low C = 13.6
|Jan record high C = 31.5
|Feb record high C = 34.3
|Mar record high C = 37.5
|Apr record high C = 41.1
|May record high C = 40.1
|Jun record high C = 37.7
|Jul record high C = 35.7
|Aug record high C = 35.8
|Sep record high C = 36.2
|Oct record high C = 34.1
|Nov record high C = 31.8
|Dec record high C = 30.2
|Jan record low C =  2.7
|Feb record low C =  6.6
|Mar record low C =  6.2
|Apr record low C = 11.9
|May record low C = 16.2
|Jun record low C = 18.1
|Jul record low C = 18.9
|Aug record low C = 19.3
|Sep record low C = 16.2
|Oct record low C = 12.0
|Nov record low C =  7.2
|Dec record low C =  1.9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 20.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 9.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 28.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 56.3
|May precipitation mm = 130.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 138.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 232.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 217.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 138.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 104.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 41.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 22.9
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm	
|Jan precipitation days = 	2.9
|Feb precipitation days = 	2.6
|Mar precipitation days = 	4.6
|Apr precipitation days = 	9.7
|May precipitation days = 	16.2
|Jun precipitation days = 	19.1
|Jul precipitation days = 	22.7
|Aug precipitation days = 	21.4
|Sep precipitation days = 	15.4
|Oct precipitation days = 	11.8
|Nov precipitation days = 	5.5
|Dec precipitation days = 	3.7
|year precipitation days = 	
|Jan sun = 	212.5
|Feb sun = 	230.5
|Mar sun = 	229.9
|Apr sun = 	228.3
|May sun = 	206.0
|Jun sun = 	155.5
|Jul sun = 	125.0
|Aug sun = 	149.7
|Sep sun = 	173.3
|Oct sun = 	166.9
|Nov sun = 	181.5
|Dec sun = 	175.9
|year sun = 	
| Jan percentsun = 	63
| Feb percentsun = 	71
| Mar percentsun = 	62
| Apr percentsun = 	60
| May percentsun = 	50
| Jun percentsun = 	39
| Jul percentsun = 	30
| Aug percentsun = 	38
| Sep percentsun = 	47
| Oct percentsun = 	47
| Nov percentsun = 	55
| Dec percentsun = 	53
| year percentsun =	
|Jan humidity = 	77
|Feb humidity = 	66
|Mar humidity = 	65
|Apr humidity = 	68
|May humidity = 	74
|Jun humidity = 	79
|Jul humidity = 	83
|Aug humidity = 	83
|Sep humidity = 	83
|Oct humidity = 	84
|Nov humidity = 	83
|Dec humidity = 	82
|source 1 = [[China Meteorological Administration]]<ref name=IBST>{{cite web
| url = http://www.nmc.cn/publish/forecast/AYN/jinghong.html|script-title=zh:1981年-2010年（景洪）月平均气温和降水| publisher = National Meteorological Center of CMA| language = zh-hans| access-date = 29 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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| source 2 = Weather China<ref name = Clim>{{cite web
| url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101291601.shtml??
| script-title=zh:景洪 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 
| publisher = Weather China
| language = zh-hans
| access-date = 9 November 2022}}</ref>
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