Qinshui County
County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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Qinshui County (Chinese: 沁水县; pinyin: Qìnshuǐ Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Jincheng City, and is both its northernmost and westernmost county-level division.
Qinshui County
沁水县 Tsinshui | |
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Qinshui in Jincheng | |
.png) Jincheng in Shanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jincheng |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
| Climate data for Qinshui, elevation 887 m (2,910 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.3 (97.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
17.4 (63.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.0 (−0.4) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.5 (0.30) |
11.3 (0.44) |
15.7 (0.62) |
38.2 (1.50) |
48.9 (1.93) |
65.0 (2.56) |
131.3 (5.17) |
101.7 (4.00) |
79.6 (3.13) |
42.6 (1.68) |
20.5 (0.81) |
4.6 (0.18) |
566.9 (22.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 87.8 |
| Average snowy days | 4.8 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 20.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 50 | 53 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 59 | 50 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181.7 | 178.4 | 211.1 | 236.8 | 257.4 | 242.1 | 215.3 | 199.7 | 180.0 | 187.6 | 182.7 | 188.4 | 2,461.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 58 | 57 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
