Qi County, Shanxi
Qixian
祁县 | ||
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Postal code 030900 | ||
| Area code | 0354 | |
| Qi County, Shanxi | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Qíxiàn |
| Wade–Giles | Ch‘i Hsien |
Qi County, also known by its
Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong
and has a population of approximately 265,310.
The county is on the route of the
Datong-Puzhou Railway, the primary axial railway of Shanxi Province, which links it to Datong (approximately 7.5 hours) and the provincial capital Taiyuan
(approximately 1.5 hours away).
The county seat, also named Qixian, is designated as a National Historic and Cultural City. The county is home to the
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pingyao
.
Climate
| Climate data for Qixian, elevation 769 m (2,523 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) | 13.3 (55.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.7 (101.7) |
37.1 (98.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
18.3 (65.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.1 (−9.6) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.11) |
4.1 (0.16) |
9.0 (0.35) |
24.8 (0.98) |
27.7 (1.09) |
42.8 (1.69) |
105.9 (4.17) |
87.0 (3.43) |
59.4 (2.34) |
32.7 (1.29) |
13.0 (0.51) |
2.5 (0.10) |
411.6 (16.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 71.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 13.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
51 | 48 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 56 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 59 | 53 | 57 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 156.6 | 169.6 | 209.8 | 237.5 | 262.7 | 239.8 | 223.7 | 212.6 | 188.2 | 185.7 | 160.7 | 153.0 | 2,399.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 51 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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