Jinta County

Jinta County

金塔县
Jinta County 金塔县
County
	Jinta (pink) within Jiuquan prefecture (yellow) within Gansu (grey)
	Coordinates (Jinta government): 39°59′03″N 98°54′06″E / 39.9841°N 98.9016°E
Country	China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Jiuquan
County seat	Jinta Town
Area
• Total	18,800 km2 (7,300 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	145,600
• Density	7.74/km2 (20.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	735300

CountryChina

County seatJinta Town

Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Postal code

735300

Jinta County (Chinese: 金塔县; pinyin: Jīntǎ Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Gansu province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north and east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan. Its postal code is 735300, and in 1999 its population was 137,816 people.

Climate data for Jinta, elevation 1,271 m (4,170 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.0 (60.8)	17.3 (63.1)	26.4 (79.5)	34.2 (93.6)	36.6 (97.9)	38.1 (100.6)	40.5 (104.9)	39.5 (103.1)	35.2 (95.4)	29.3 (84.7)	20.1 (68.2)	11.9 (53.4)	40.5 (104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−1.7 (28.9)	4.2 (39.6)	11.9 (53.4)	20.1 (68.2)	25.6 (78.1)	30.2 (86.4)	32.2 (90.0)	30.6 (87.1)	25.2 (77.4)	17.5 (63.5)	8.1 (46.6)	−0.4 (31.3)	17.0 (62.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−9.0 (15.8)	−3.7 (25.3)	3.8 (38.8)	12.0 (53.6)	17.9 (64.2)	22.8 (73.0)	24.8 (76.6)	22.8 (73.0)	16.6 (61.9)	8.5 (47.3)	0.4 (32.7)	−7.2 (19.0)	9.1 (48.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−14.8 (5.4)	−10.2 (13.6)	−3.1 (26.4)	4.0 (39.2)	9.5 (49.1)	14.6 (58.3)	17.0 (62.6)	15.0 (59.0)	9.1 (48.4)	1.3 (34.3)	−5.4 (22.3)	−12.5 (9.5)	2.0 (35.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−29.6 (−21.3)	−27.2 (−17.0)	−20.8 (−5.4)	−8.6 (16.5)	−1.1 (30.0)	6.2 (43.2)	9.6 (49.3)	5.7 (42.3)	−2.2 (28.0)	−11.0 (12.2)	−19.5 (−3.1)	−29.6 (−21.3)	−29.6 (−21.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	1.6 (0.06)	1.1 (0.04)	3.4 (0.13)	3.3 (0.13)	4.8 (0.19)	9.0 (0.35)	17.8 (0.70)	15.6 (0.61)	8.4 (0.33)	2.3 (0.09)	1.5 (0.06)	1.5 (0.06)	70.3 (2.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.1	1.2	1.9	1.9	2.8	4.2	6.0	5.4	2.8	1.1	1.1	2.1	32.6
Average snowy days	3.3	1.8	2.1	0.8	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.4	1.9	3.3	13.7
Average relative humidity (%)	55	43	37	30	32	39	45	46	47	44	49	57	44
Mean monthly sunshine hours	234.3	233.5	272.9	292.5	326.2	318.0	316.4	302.5	283.9	283.0	239.5	225.6	3,328.3
Percentage possible sunshine	78	76	73	73	73	71	70	72	77	84	81	78	76
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[2]^[3]

Climate data for Dingxin Town, Jinta, elevation 1,177 m (3,862 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−1.3 (29.7)	4.4 (39.9)	12.1 (53.8)	20.3 (68.5)	26.0 (78.8)	30.6 (87.1)	32.4 (90.3)	30.6 (87.1)	25.5 (77.9)	17.9 (64.2)	8.2 (46.8)	0.0 (32.0)	17.2 (63.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−9.1 (15.6)	−4.1 (24.6)	3.4 (38.1)	11.9 (53.4)	18.1 (64.6)	23.1 (73.6)	24.9 (76.8)	22.7 (72.9)	16.7 (62.1)	8.6 (47.5)	0.3 (32.5)	−7.2 (19.0)	9.1 (48.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−15.5 (4.1)	−11.3 (11.7)	−3.8 (25.2)	4.1 (39.4)	9.9 (49.8)	15.0 (59.0)	17.4 (63.3)	15.5 (59.9)	9.5 (49.1)	1.2 (34.2)	−5.9 (21.4)	−13.1 (8.4)	1.9 (35.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	0.8 (0.03)	0.5 (0.02)	2.3 (0.09)	1.7 (0.07)	4.0 (0.16)	9.5 (0.37)	15.9 (0.63)	15.6 (0.61)	7.6 (0.30)	1.7 (0.07)	0.7 (0.03)	1.0 (0.04)	61.3 (2.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.3	0.7	1.7	1.4	2.7	4.4	6.2	5.1	2.7	0.9	0.8	1.4	29.3
Average snowy days	2.6	1.4	1.9	0.8	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	1.5	2.7	11.3
Average relative humidity (%)	52	42	37	32	31	39	45	47	45	42	49	54	43
Mean monthly sunshine hours	231.8	232.8	273.3	289.6	326.2	316.8	315.7	303.6	281.6	281.5	236.6	223.3	3,312.8
Percentage possible sunshine	77	76	73	72	73	71	70	72	77	83	81	78	75
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[2]^[3]

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