Mouding County
County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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Mouding County (Chinese: 牟定县; pinyin: Móudìng Xiàn; Chuxiong Yi script: 
, IPA: /mɯ21 di33 bu33/) is located in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China. It borders Lufeng, Yunnan to the east, Chuxiong City to the south, Nanhua County and Yao'an County to the west, and Dayao County and Yuanmou County to the north.
Mouding County
牟定县 | |
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 Location of Mouding County in Chuxiong Prefecture within Yunnan province | |
  Mouding Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 25°18′47″N 101°32′49″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Chuxiong |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,646 km2 (636 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 250,000 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 675500 |
| Area code | 0878 |
| Website | http://www.mdx.gov.cn/ |
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Mouding, elevation 1,822 m (5,978 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) | 24.9 (76.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.4 (61.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.9 (0.63) |
7.3 (0.29) |
15.0 (0.59) |
22.0 (0.87) |
71.4 (2.81) |
139.5 (5.49) |
180.0 (7.09) |
193.5 (7.62) |
115.3 (4.54) |
71.7 (2.82) |
28.6 (1.13) |
7.5 (0.30) |
867.7 (34.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 12.8 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 15.0 | 11.6 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 113.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 229.4 | 227.0 | 247.4 | 238.3 | 217.3 | 161.5 | 116.1 | 133.3 | 124.0 | 153.1 | 195.1 | 207.6 | 2,250.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 69 | 71 | 66 | 62 | 52 | 39 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 43 | 60 | 64 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
