Natural conditions of Shantou Special Economic Zone

Shantou Special Economic Zone has a subtropical maritime monsoon climate, and the Tropic of Cancer runs through the whole territory, belonging to a tropical maritime climate in South Asia, with an average annual temperature of 22' C, mild and humid, abundant sunshine, abundant rain, long frost-free period and wet spring rain. In early summer, the temperature rises and changes, and there are often heavy rains. In midsummer, although it is hot and less hot, it is often hit by typhoons. Autumn is cool and dry, the weather is sunny, and the temperature drops obviously; There is no severe cold in winter, but it is cold for a short time. The sunshine is 2000-2500 hours throughout the year, and the shortest sunshine is in March. The annual rainfall 1300- 1800 mm, mostly concentrated in April-September. The annual average temperature is 2 1℃-22℃, and the lowest temperature is above 0℃; The highest temperature is 36℃-40℃, which mostly occurs from mid-July to early August when it is controlled by the Pacific subtropical high. There are occasional short-term frosts in winter. Shantou is dominated by delta alluvial plains, accounting for 63.62% of the city's area, followed by hills and mountains, accounting for 30.40% of the land area, and terraces account for 5.98% of the total area.