Suiyang County

Suiyang County

绥阳县
Suiyang County 绥阳县
County
	Suiyang Location of the seat in Guizhou Suiyang Suiyang (Southwest China)
	Coordinates (Suiyang County government): 27°56′46″N 107°11′28″E / 27.9462°N 107.1912°E
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture-level city	Zunyi
County seat	Yangchuan
Area
• Total	2,566 km2 (991 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	560,000
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.suiyang.gov.cn

CountryChina

County seatYangchuan

Suiyang County (simplified Chinese: 绥阳县; traditional Chinese: 綏陽縣; pinyin: Suíyáng Xiàn) is a county in Guizhou Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi. It has an area of 2,566 square kilometers and a population of 560,000 as of 2017.^[1]

Suiyang leaf-litter toad, Leptobrachella suiyangensis, is only known from the Huoqiuba Nature Reserve in Suiyang County.^[2]

Climate data for Suiyang, elevation 889 m (2,917 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.3 (45.1)	10.2 (50.4)	14.9 (58.8)	20.6 (69.1)	24.3 (75.7)	26.7 (80.1)	29.7 (85.5)	29.9 (85.8)	25.9 (78.6)	19.8 (67.6)	15.2 (59.4)	9.5 (49.1)	19.5 (67.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.4 (39.9)	6.6 (43.9)	10.6 (51.1)	15.7 (60.3)	19.5 (67.1)	22.4 (72.3)	24.9 (76.8)	24.5 (76.1)	21.1 (70.0)	16.0 (60.8)	11.4 (52.5)	6.3 (43.3)	15.3 (59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.4 (36.3)	4.3 (39.7)	7.7 (45.9)	12.4 (54.3)	16.1 (61.0)	19.5 (67.1)	21.6 (70.9)	20.9 (69.6)	17.9 (64.2)	13.6 (56.5)	8.9 (48.0)	4.1 (39.4)	12.5 (54.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	23.6 (0.93)	22.9 (0.90)	47.5 (1.87)	89.6 (3.53)	152.2 (5.99)	205.8 (8.10)	163.1 (6.42)	121.6 (4.79)	98.6 (3.88)	101.8 (4.01)	44.3 (1.74)	20.1 (0.79)	1,091.1 (42.95)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	15.3	14.4	16.4	16.9	18.1	17.9	14.5	13.2	12.9	17.3	13.7	13.2	183.8
Average snowy days	4.6	2.5	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	9.5
Average relative humidity (%)	82	80	80	80	79	82	78	77	79	83	82	80	80
Mean monthly sunshine hours	26.0	34.0	55.3	79.4	92.9	83.7	151.1	167.9	109.7	58.6	55.4	37.3	951.3
Percentage possible sunshine	8	11	15	21	22	20	36	42	30	17	17	12	21
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[4]^[5]

Climate

Suiyang County 绥阳县
County

Suiyang Location of the seat in Guizhou Show map of Guizhou Suiyang Suiyang (Southwest China) Show map of Southwest China
Coordinates (Suiyang County government): 27°56′46″N 107°11′28″E / 27.9462°N 107.1912°E / 27.9462; 107.1912
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture-level city	Zunyi
County seat	Yangchuan
Area
• Total	2,566 km² (991 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	560,000
• Density	220/km² (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.suiyang.gov.cn