Chun'an County
County in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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ⓘChun'an (simplified Chinese: 淳安县; traditional Chinese: 淳安縣; pinyin: Chún'ān Xiàn) is a county of Zhejiang Province, East China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang, containing the well-known Qiandao Lake and bordering Anhui province to the northwest. It has a land area of 4,452 km2 (1,719 sq mi) and a population of 450,000. The postal code is 311700, and the county seat is located on 18 North Xin'an Rd., Qiandaohu Town.
Chun'an
淳安县 Shunan | |
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Qiandao Lake, which makes up one-third of the total land area of the county | |
 Location of Chun'an County within Hangzhou | |
  Chun'an Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 29°36′10″N 119°02′20″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Sub-provincial city | Hangzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,417.48 km2 (1,705.60 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 311700 |
Administrative divisions
Chun'an consists of 12 towns, 18 townships, eight districts, five resident districts and 889 administrative villages.
Climate
| Climate data for Chun'an, elevation 171 m (561 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) | 21.9 (71.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.4 (97.5) |
40.7 (105.3) |
40.5 (104.9) |
39.8 (103.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
17.6 (63.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
14.3 (57.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 88.0 (3.46) |
99.9 (3.93) |
162.4 (6.39) |
178.3 (7.02) |
189.5 (7.46) |
332.5 (13.09) |
164.4 (6.47) |
111.1 (4.37) |
82.0 (3.23) |
52.7 (2.07) |
77.5 (3.05) |
59.9 (2.36) |
1,598.2 (62.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.4 | 12.8 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 150.7 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 9.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 103.6 | 101.5 | 121.3 | 143.7 | 164.7 | 135.6 | 224.7 | 216.4 | 173.2 | 169.1 | 134.2 | 127.8 | 1,815.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 32 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 32 | 53 | 53 | 47 | 48 | 42 | 40 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||