Changwu County
County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Changwu County (simplified Chinese: 长武县; traditional Chinese: 長武縣; pinyin: Chángwǔ Xiàn) is a county in the central part of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north, west, and southwest. It is under the administration and occupies the northwest corner of Xianyang City.
Changwu County
长武县 | |
|---|---|
Changwu in Xianyang | |
.png) Xianyang in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Xianyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 567.3 km2 (219.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 170,878 |
| • Density | 301.2/km2 (780.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal Code | 713600 |
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Changwu, elevation 1,207 m (3,960 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.9 (93.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
37.6 (99.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
4.6 (40.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.6 (−12.3) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.2 (0.32) |
10.6 (0.42) |
22.3 (0.88) |
35.5 (1.40) |
53.3 (2.10) |
72.0 (2.83) |
105.8 (4.17) |
113.0 (4.45) |
91.3 (3.59) |
49.0 (1.93) |
17.5 (0.69) |
4.8 (0.19) |
583.3 (22.97) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 99.4 |
| Average snowy days | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 26.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 62 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.0 | 158.6 | 181.4 | 204.9 | 219.3 | 211.6 | 208.1 | 185.7 | 135.3 | 140.5 | 162.7 | 180.4 | 2,164.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 56 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 37 | 41 | 53 | 60 | 49 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
