Weixin County
威信县 | |
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.png/250px-Location_of_Weixin_within_Yunnan_(China).png) Location of Weixin County (pink) and Zhaotong City (yellow) within Yunnan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,416 km2 (547 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 370,000 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 657900 |
| Area code | 0870 |
| Website | www |
Weixin County (Chinese: 威信县; pinyin: Wēixìn Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Sichuan Province to the north. It is under the administration the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong.
Administrative divisions
Weixin County has 7 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township.[1]
- 7 towns
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- 2 townships
- Gaotian (高田乡)
- Santao (三桃乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Shuanghe Miao and Yi (双河苗族彝族乡)
Gallery
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The town of Zhaxi (扎西镇), late 2007
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View of Zhaxi at night
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Another view of Zhaxi at night
Climate
| Climate data for Weixin (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) | 20.3 (68.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
18.2 (64.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
13.9 (57.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.5 (1.00) |
26.2 (1.03) |
47.3 (1.86) |
74.9 (2.95) |
105.8 (4.17) |
156.8 (6.17) |
185.2 (7.29) |
163.0 (6.42) |
107.1 (4.22) |
74.8 (2.94) |
33.5 (1.32) |
27.1 (1.07) |
1,027.2 (40.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 20.8 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 19.4 | 18.3 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 19.6 | 15.8 | 19.5 | 217.8 |
| Average snowy days | 7.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 16.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 32.6 | 43.1 | 71.7 | 103.9 | 109.1 | 91.6 | 151.9 | 157.0 | 98.7 | 48.3 | 55.1 | 36.9 | 999.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 36 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 22 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links
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