Wanning

Wanning, or in local Hainanese dialect as Ban Ning, is a county-level city in the southeast of Hainan Province, China. Although called a "city", Wanning refers to both the county seat and to the entire county as a whole. The county-wide area has an estimated population of 65,871 (2006).

Wanning 万宁市
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Wancheng Town, the seat of Wanning
Map showing entire Qionghai area within Hainan province
Coordinates: 18°47′0″N 110°23′0″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hainan
Area
• Total	4,443 km2 (1,715 sq mi)
• Land	1,883.5 km2 (727.2 sq mi)
• Water	2,550 km2 (980 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	545,597
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 8 (China standard time)

Wanning
Traditional Chinese	萬寧
Simplified Chinese	万宁
Postal	Manning
Literal meaning	Uncountably Long Peace
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wànníng Wade–Giles Wan-ning Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Maan⁶-ning⁴

Wanning (1962)

History

Wanning (万宁) first got its current name during the Southern Song dynasty, after being renamed from Wan'an (万安县). Wanning was later renamed back to Wan'an in 1143 until its name was changed to Wanzhou (万州) in 1370, but subsequently reverted to its present name after the Communist takeover in the 1950s. It was promoted from a county to a city on August 5, 1996.

Economy

Tourism plays a vital role in the city. Famous for its tropical scenery, Wanning proper lies approximately half an hour's drive from the beach and has several five-star hotels. The city of Wanning produces coffee, black pepper, rubber, rice, bananas, and sugarcane.

Transportation

Wanning is served by the Wanning Railway Station, part of the Hainan East Ring Intercity Rail.

Climate

Wanning has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am), falling just short of a tropical rainforest climate, as it is hot and very rainy most of the year. Only January and February have rainfall barely below 60 millimetres or 2.4 inches. The rainfall is more pronounced during the monsoon season, which runs through late June to early November. At times, it can become cold with temperatures between 5 and 8 degrees Celsius.

Climate data for Wanning (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	30.3 (86.5)	30.7 (87.3)	32.4 (90.3)	34.0 (93.2)	35.9 (96.6)	37.1 (98.8)	36.7 (98.1)	36.5 (97.7)	35.7 (96.3)	35.5 (95.9)	31.4 (88.5)	30.6 (87.1)	37.1 (98.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	23.3 (73.9)	24.5 (76.1)	27.0 (80.6)	29.7 (85.5)	31.9 (89.4)	32.6 (90.7)	32.3 (90.1)	32.4 (90.3)	31.4 (88.5)	29.3 (84.7)	26.8 (80.2)	23.8 (74.8)	28.8 (83.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	19.6 (67.3)	20.8 (69.4)	23.4 (74.1)	26.1 (79.0)	28.1 (82.6)	28.9 (84.0)	28.6 (83.5)	28.4 (83.1)	27.4 (81.3)	25.8 (78.4)	23.5 (74.3)	20.5 (68.9)	25.1 (77.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	17.1 (62.8)	18.4 (65.1)	21.0 (69.8)	23.7 (74.7)	25.5 (77.9)	26.3 (79.3)	26.0 (78.8)	25.6 (78.1)	24.7 (76.5)	23.2 (73.8)	21.2 (70.2)	18.3 (64.9)	22.6 (72.7)
Record low °C (°F)	8.0 (46.4)	8.7 (47.7)	7.4 (45.3)	15.2 (59.4)	17.1 (62.8)	21.3 (70.3)	21.9 (71.4)	22.4 (72.3)	20.2 (68.4)	14.7 (58.5)	11.7 (53.1)	7.2 (45.0)	7.2 (45.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	46.5 (1.83)	47.3 (1.86)	66.8 (2.63)	124.7 (4.91)	172.1 (6.78)	182.0 (7.17)	233.4 (9.19)	211.3 (8.32)	372.1 (14.65)	453.2 (17.84)	181.2 (7.13)	129.8 (5.11)	2,220.4 (87.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	9.9	8.2	8.6	9.3	12.8	13.9	14.6	15.4	17.1	17.2	14.8	12.9	154.7
Average relative humidity (%)	84	85	85	84	83	82	82	83	85	83	83	83	84
Mean monthly sunshine hours	107.9	114.8	144.4	182.0	220.7	216.7	226.1	214.3	168.1	153.3	113.5	94.3	1,956.1
Percent possible sunshine	31	35	39	48	55	55	56	55	46	43	34	28	44
Source: China Meteorological Administration