Xiping County

Xiping County

西平县
Siping
Xiping County 西平县 Siping
County
	Xiping Location of the seat in Henan
	Coordinates: 33°23′17″N 114°01′19″E / 33.388°N 114.022°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Zhumadian
Area
• Total	1,098 km2 (424 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	682,200
• Density	621.3/km2 (1,609/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	463900

CountryPeople's Republic of China

Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Postal code

463900

Xiping County (simplified Chinese: 西平县; traditional Chinese: 西平縣; pinyin: Xīpíng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast-central part of Henan province in the People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Zhumadian. Xiping covers an area of 1,098 square kilometres (424 mi²) and has 840,000 inhabitants.^[when?]

The place of the iron forge of Jiudian (simplified Chinese: 酒店冶铁遗址; traditional Chinese: 酒店冶鐵遺址; pinyin: Jiǔdiàn yětiě yízhǐ) from the Warring States period until the Jin dynasty and the pagoda of the Baoyan temple (宝严寺塔; 寶嚴寺塔; Bǎoyán sì tǎ) from the Tang dynasty are listed in the list of Monuments of the People's Republic of China.

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Climate data for Xiping, elevation 56 m (184 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.7 (69.3)	26.4 (79.5)	34.0 (93.2)	34.9 (94.8)	39.3 (102.7)	41.0 (105.8)	40.7 (105.3)	38.9 (102.0)	38.8 (101.8)	34.7 (94.5)	29.1 (84.4)	22.0 (71.6)	41.0 (105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.4 (43.5)	10.1 (50.2)	15.5 (59.9)	21.9 (71.4)	27.4 (81.3)	32.0 (89.6)	32.3 (90.1)	30.9 (87.6)	27.3 (81.1)	22.3 (72.1)	14.9 (58.8)	8.6 (47.5)	20.8 (69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.3 (34.3)	4.5 (40.1)	9.6 (49.3)	15.8 (60.4)	21.4 (70.5)	26.2 (79.2)	27.6 (81.7)	26.3 (79.3)	21.9 (71.4)	16.4 (61.5)	9.4 (48.9)	3.3 (37.9)	15.3 (59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.8 (27.0)	0.0 (32.0)	4.6 (40.3)	10.2 (50.4)	15.8 (60.4)	20.9 (69.6)	23.8 (74.8)	22.7 (72.9)	17.7 (63.9)	11.7 (53.1)	4.9 (40.8)	−0.7 (30.7)	10.7 (51.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.6 (7.5)	−15.0 (5.0)	−8.8 (16.2)	−1.5 (29.3)	3.8 (38.8)	11.9 (53.4)	17.1 (62.8)	13.4 (56.1)	7.4 (45.3)	−0.7 (30.7)	−8.5 (16.7)	−11.3 (11.7)	−15.0 (5.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	18.5 (0.73)	20.8 (0.82)	37.6 (1.48)	44.8 (1.76)	71.1 (2.80)	112.8 (4.44)	193.3 (7.61)	135.9 (5.35)	72.9 (2.87)	50.0 (1.97)	39.9 (1.57)	17.3 (0.68)	814.9 (32.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.4	5.6	6.7	6.8	8.5	7.9	11.2	10.6	8.9	6.9	6.4	5.2	90.1
Average snowy days	4.7	3.1	1.3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	2.5	12.8
Average relative humidity (%)	68	67	68	69	68	66	79	82	76	70	70	68	71
Mean monthly sunshine hours	128.6	133.7	169.7	201.0	210.0	192.2	199.5	183.0	159.9	155.0	145.5	133.5	2,011.6
Percentage possible sunshine	41	43	46	51	49	45	46	45	44	45	47	43	45
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[3]^[4]

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Xiping County 西平县 Siping
County
Xiping Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°23′17″N 114°01′19″E / 33.388°N 114.022°E / 33.388; 114.022
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Zhumadian
Area ^[1]
• Total	1,098 km² (424 sq mi)
Population (2019)^[1]
• Total	682,200
• Density	621.3/km² (1,609/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	463900