Wansheng, Chongqing

Coordinates: 28°59′08″N 106°55′41″E / 28.9856°N 106.928°E / 28.9856; 106.928
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Wansheng District
万盛区
China Standard
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Wansheng District (

district of Chongqing
Municipality, China.

In October 2011, Wansheng was merged into the much poorer Qijiang County to form the new

Wansheng is a popular tourist destination in Chongqing, attracting tourists to natural attractions such as the Black Valley and Wansheng stone forest.[3] The stone forest of Wansheng is the second largest in China.[4] Before the development of tourism, Wansheng was a major coal producing area, with up to half of coal mined in Chongqing being mined in Wansheng.[5]

Climate

Climate data for Wansheng (1991–2014 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)
26.6
(79.9)
35.5
(95.9)
36.9
(98.4)
39.2
(102.6)
40.4
(104.7)
41.5
(106.7)
44.3
(111.7)
44.3
(111.7)
37.3
(99.1)
30.6
(87.1)
22.9
(73.2)
44.3
(111.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4)
14.2
(57.6)
19.1
(66.4)
24.2
(75.6)
27.8
(82.0)
30.0
(86.0)
34.2
(93.6)
33.9
(93.0)
29.7
(85.5)
22.7
(72.9)
18.2
(64.8)
12.2
(54.0)
23.1
(73.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7)
10.2
(50.4)
14.0
(57.2)
18.8
(65.8)
22.2
(72.0)
25.0
(77.0)
28.3
(82.9)
27.8
(82.0)
24.2
(75.6)
18.7
(65.7)
14.2
(57.6)
9.2
(48.6)
18.3
(65.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3)
7.8
(46.0)
10.8
(51.4)
15.2
(59.4)
18.5
(65.3)
21.5
(70.7)
24.2
(75.6)
23.6
(74.5)
20.5
(68.9)
16.1
(61.0)
11.8
(53.2)
7.3
(45.1)
15.3
(59.5)
Record low °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
0.0
(32.0)
−0.7
(30.7)
5.5
(41.9)
9.6
(49.3)
15.1
(59.2)
17.1
(62.8)
18.4
(65.1)
13.8
(56.8)
6.6
(43.9)
1.8
(35.2)
−2.2
(28.0)
−2.2
(28.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26.9
(1.06)
27.2
(1.07)
58.9
(2.32)
111.5
(4.39)
169.2
(6.66)
199.4
(7.85)
180.7
(7.11)
178.1
(7.01)
107.3
(4.22)
108.9
(4.29)
62.9
(2.48)
36.4
(1.43)
1,267.4
(49.89)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.1 10.2 13.3 15.4 17.1 18.1 14.0 14.7 13.0 17.8 13.0 12.8 171.5
Average snowy days 0.5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.8
Average
relative humidity
(%)
84 80 78 78 79 81 75 75 78 85 86 86 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 29.2 45.5 82.4 106.3 118.6 111.2 195.1 193.4 141.4 68.4 56.5 29.8 1,177.8
Percent possible sunshine 9 14 22 28 28 27 46 48 39 19 18 9 26
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

References

28°59′08″N 106°55′41″E / 28.9856°N 106.928°E / 28.9856; 106.928