Zhongyang County
County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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Zhongyang County (simplified Chinese: 中阳县; traditional Chinese: 中陽縣; pinyin: Zhōngyáng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lüliang.
Zhongyang County
中阳县 Chungyang | |
|---|---|
Zhongyang in Lüliang | |
.png) Lüliang in Shanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Lüliang |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 138,498 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
| Climate data for Zhongyang, elevation 1,213 m (3,980 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) | 13.1 (55.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
8.7 (47.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.9 (−12.8) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.1 (0.12) |
6.1 (0.24) |
11.3 (0.44) |
29.2 (1.15) |
40.0 (1.57) |
60.7 (2.39) |
117.0 (4.61) |
115.4 (4.54) |
75.6 (2.98) |
39.7 (1.56) |
15.7 (0.62) |
3.1 (0.12) |
516.9 (20.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 85.7 |
| Average snowy days | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 20.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 59 | 56 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 195.6 | 185.0 | 224.0 | 246.1 | 272.6 | 254.2 | 234.0 | 220.2 | 201.0 | 205.8 | 192.8 | 195.1 | 2,626.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 63 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
