Guzhen County
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Guzhen
固镇县 Kuchen | |
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 Interactive map of Guzhen | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Bengbu |
| County seat | Guyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,363 km2 (526 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 501,449 |
| • Density | 367.9/km2 (952.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 233700 |
| Website | official website |
Guzhen County (simplified Chinese: 固镇县; traditional Chinese: 固鎮縣; pinyin: Gùzhèn Xiàn) is a county in the north of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Bengbu city.
Climate
| Climate data for Guzhen, elevation 21 m (69 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1967–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.6 (99.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
40.5 (104.9) |
40.5 (104.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
15.5 (60.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
11.4 (52.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.5 (1.04) |
31.3 (1.23) |
47.0 (1.85) |
51.9 (2.04) |
71.8 (2.83) |
146.5 (5.77) |
227.4 (8.95) |
162.7 (6.41) |
83.8 (3.30) |
49.7 (1.96) |
39.4 (1.55) |
21.3 (0.84) |
959.3 (37.77) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 95 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 10.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 128.7 | 134.6 | 168.6 | 196.1 | 201.7 | 180.6 | 187.1 | 182.3 | 166.0 | 170.1 | 147.2 | 138.9 | 2,001.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 41 | 43 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 45 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] all-time extremes[4] | |||||||||||||
