Kelan County
County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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Kelan County (simplified Chinese: 岢岚县; traditional Chinese: 岢嵐縣; pinyin: Kělán Xiàn) is a county in Xinzhou Prefecture, in the northwest of Shanxi Province, China. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is located in this county. The county government is located in Lanyi town.
Kelan County
岢岚县 Kolan | |
|---|---|
Location in Xinzhou | |
  Kelan Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′41″N 111°34′45″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,984 km2 (766 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 80,000[when?] |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 036300 |
| Area code | 0350 |
Climate
| Climate data for Kelan, elevation 1,397 m (4,583 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) | 13.4 (56.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
0.7 (33.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.1 (−20.4) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08) |
3.6 (0.14) |
7.8 (0.31) |
23.5 (0.93) |
37.8 (1.49) |
62.1 (2.44) |
114.8 (4.52) |
114.7 (4.52) |
61.0 (2.40) |
30.1 (1.19) |
10.7 (0.42) |
2.6 (0.10) |
470.8 (18.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 84.8 |
| Average snowy days | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 30.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 50 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 54 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.8 | 197.1 | 235.9 | 253.4 | 278.7 | 256.4 | 243.1 | 230.5 | 216.1 | 220.2 | 200.4 | 194.0 | 2,728.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 66 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 62 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
- Xinbao Expressway
- Railway between Kelan and Taiyuan
- China National Highway 209