Qinyuan County (Chinese: 沁源县; pinyin: Qìnyuán Xiàn) is a county in the south-central part of Shanxi province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of Changzhi City.
Qinyuan County 沁源县 Chinyuan; Chinyüan | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Changzhi |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
| Climate data for Qinyuan, elevation 1,000 m (3,300 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.3 (95.5) | 36.4 (97.5) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.5 (94.1) | 29.1 (84.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 17.8 (64.0) | 36.5 (97.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) | 6.9 (44.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 19.9 (67.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.9 (84.0) | 27.4 (81.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 10.8 (51.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | 17.4 (63.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) | −1.9 (28.6) | 4.2 (39.6) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 20.8 (69.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 9.4 (48.9) | 2.2 (36.0) | −4.3 (24.3) | 9.2 (48.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) | −8.1 (17.4) | −2.5 (27.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.9 (48.0) | 13.7 (56.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 16.2 (61.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 3.7 (38.7) | −3.5 (25.7) | −10.3 (13.5) | 3.1 (37.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.7 (−17.9) | −25.8 (−14.4) | −16.9 (1.6) | −7.3 (18.9) | −1.2 (29.8) | 3.8 (38.8) | 8.9 (48.0) | 7.4 (45.3) | −2.4 (27.7) | −11.0 (12.2) | −23.1 (−9.6) | −27.1 (−16.8) | −27.7 (−17.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.4 (0.21) | 8.7 (0.34) | 14.3 (0.56) | 31.4 (1.24) | 42.1 (1.66) | 75.3 (2.96) | 152.3 (6.00) | 115.4 (4.54) | 76.6 (3.02) | 39.9 (1.57) | 19.2 (0.76) | 4.0 (0.16) | 584.6 (23.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 86.8 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 19.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 63 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 64 | 58 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.0 | 171.5 | 203.0 | 228.7 | 252.1 | 225.6 | 203.7 | 195.5 | 175.1 | 182.8 | 172.7 | 176.5 | 2,363.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 57 | 56 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 52 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
36°30′02″N 112°20′19″E / 36.50056°N 112.33861°E