Xing County

Xing County or Xingxian (simplified Chinese: 兴县; traditional Chinese: 興縣; pinyin: Xīng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west across the Yellow River. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lüliang. Xing County was formerly known as Linwei (臨蔚縣) since the Northern and Southern dynasties. Xing County was formally established in the second year of the Hongwu era (13681398) of the Ming dynasty.

Xing County
兴县
Xing County in Lüliang
Xing County in Lüliang
Lüliang in Shanxi
Lüliang in Shanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityLüliang
Area
  Total3,164 km2 (1,222 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
183,484
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Climate

Climate data for Xingxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.7
(53.1)
20.1
(68.2)
28.7
(83.7)
35.7
(96.3)
35.4
(95.7)
39.9
(103.8)
39.2
(102.6)
36.1
(97.0)
35.5
(95.9)
28.5
(83.3)
23.2
(73.8)
16.6
(61.9)
39.9
(103.8)
Average high °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4)
4.5
(40.1)
11.8
(53.2)
19.6
(67.3)
25.3
(77.5)
29.4
(84.9)
30.6
(87.1)
28.2
(82.8)
23.4
(74.1)
16.7
(62.1)
8.4
(47.1)
0.9
(33.6)
16.5
(61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.7
(18.1)
−2.6
(27.3)
4.4
(39.9)
12.1
(53.8)
18.0
(64.4)
22.5
(72.5)
24.1
(75.4)
22.0
(71.6)
16.7
(62.1)
9.8
(49.6)
1.8
(35.2)
−5.6
(21.9)
9.6
(49.3)
Average low °C (°F) −12.5
(9.5)
−7.8
(18.0)
−1.3
(29.7)
5.4
(41.7)
11.1
(52.0)
16.0
(60.8)
18.7
(65.7)
17.1
(62.8)
11.9
(53.4)
5.0
(41.0)
−2.5
(27.5)
−9.9
(14.2)
4.3
(39.7)
Record low °C (°F) −25.5
(−13.9)
−22.6
(−8.7)
−16.6
(2.1)
−6.6
(20.1)
−2.2
(28.0)
3.7
(38.7)
10.6
(51.1)
7.7
(45.9)
−1.5
(29.3)
−9.1
(15.6)
−18.8
(−1.8)
−26.7
(−16.1)
−26.7
(−16.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.3
(0.17)
5.0
(0.20)
9.7
(0.38)
25.4
(1.00)
40.8
(1.61)
58.6
(2.31)
109.4
(4.31)
122.3
(4.81)
68.8
(2.71)
31.2
(1.23)
15.2
(0.60)
4.4
(0.17)
495.1
(19.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.7 3.1 3.9 4.9 7.1 10.0 12.3 11.7 9.3 6.7 4.4 2.8 78.9
Average snowy days 3.0 3.3 2.3 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.1 3.0 14.3
Average relative humidity (%) 56 50 43 39 41 49 61 66 64 60 57 55 53
Mean monthly sunshine hours 172.1 176.0 214.0 233.5 257.5 235.9 226.0 214.3 201.5 204.3 179.5 172.6 2,487.2
Percent possible sunshine 56 57 57 59 58 53 50 51 55 60 60 59 56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

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