Huguan County
Huguan County
壶关县 Hukwan | |
|---|---|
  Huguan Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′26″N 113°20′10″E / 35.974°N 113.336°E / 35.974; 113.336 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Changzhi |
| Population (2020[1]) | 240,109 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Huguan County (simplified Chinese: 壶关县; traditional Chinese: 壺關縣; pinyin: Húguān Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Changzhi city.
Huguan county is the location of Huguan Taihang Grand Canyon, which is one of the AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China.
Climate
| Climate data for Huguan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.7 (−12.5) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−24.7 (−12.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.5 (0.22) |
10.3 (0.41) |
11.0 (0.43) |
30.0 (1.18) |
54.6 (2.15) |
81.8 (3.22) |
137.0 (5.39) |
115.9 (4.56) |
56.6 (2.23) |
34.0 (1.34) |
17.4 (0.69) |
5.1 (0.20) |
559.2 (22.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 89.2 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 21.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 62 | 76 | 78 | 74 | 68 | 63 | 57 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 196.0 | 192.2 | 227.3 | 257.7 | 283.0 | 254.0 | 243.7 | 234.4 | 201.7 | 202.4 | 195.0 | 193.5 | 2,680.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
