Danba County

Rongzhag (Tibetan: རོང་བྲག, ZYPY: Rongzhag Zong), also Danba (Chinese: 丹巴; pinyin: Dānbā) is a county of the eastern Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. The county seat is the town of Zhanggu (章谷镇).

Danba County
丹巴县 · རོང་བྲག།
County
The county seat
The county seat
Location of Danba County (red) within Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan.
Location of Danba County (red) within Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan.
Danba is located in Sichuan
Danba
Danba
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Coordinates: 30°57′N 101°51′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureGarzê
Township-level divisions1 town
14 townships
County seatZhanggu (章谷镇)
Area
 • Total4,656 km2 (1,798 sq mi)
Elevation
1,799 m (5,902 ft)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total70,000
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Climate
Climate data for Danba (1981−2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)		 28.8
(83.8)		 33.5
(92.3)		 36.5
(97.7)		 36.8
(98.2)		 37.2
(99.0)		 37.7
(99.9)		 39.0
(102.2)		 35.4
(95.7)		 32.0
(89.6)		 25.3
(77.5)		 19.2
(66.6)		 39.0
(102.2)
Average high °C (°F) 11.3
(52.3)		 15.0
(59.0)		 19.6
(67.3)		 23.9
(75.0)		 26.4
(79.5)		 27.0
(80.6)		 28.8
(83.8)		 28.9
(84.0)		 25.2
(77.4)		 20.9
(69.6)		 16.6
(61.9)		 11.7
(53.1)		 21.3
(70.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5)		 7.9
(46.2)		 12.0
(53.6)		 15.9
(60.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 20.0
(68.0)		 21.8
(71.2)		 21.8
(71.2)		 18.7
(65.7)		 14.6
(58.3)		 9.6
(49.3)		 5.1
(41.2)		 14.2
(57.6)
Average low °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4)		 2.1
(35.8)		 6.0
(42.8)		 9.7
(49.5)		 12.9
(55.2)		 15.2
(59.4)		 17.0
(62.6)		 16.9
(62.4)		 14.2
(57.6)		 10.2
(50.4)		 4.3
(39.7)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 8.9
(48.1)
Record low °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 2.3
(36.1)		 4.7
(40.5)		 8.4
(47.1)		 10.8
(51.4)		 10.1
(50.2)		 7.3
(45.1)		 1.9
(35.4)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 −7.2
(19.0)		 −7.2
(19.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.8
(0.03)		 1.3
(0.05)		 14.3
(0.56)		 41.0
(1.61)		 79.4
(3.13)		 129.3
(5.09)		 108.5
(4.27)		 86.8
(3.42)		 105.8
(4.17)		 46.9
(1.85)		 6.7
(0.26)		 0.7
(0.03)		 621.5
(24.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.1 1.8 6.4 11.9 18.1 22.2 18.6 15.5 17.5 13.5 3.9 0.8 131.3
Average snowy days 1.7 1.3 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.5 4.2
Average relative humidity (%) 41 39 40 45 51 63 64 61 64 60 52 46 52
Mean monthly sunshine hours 154.5 164.2 196.2 203.8 204.3 165.9 172.2 179.0 165.5 174.0 158.3 139.1 2,077
Percent possible sunshine 48 52 52 52 48 39 40 44 45 50 50 44 47
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[1][2]

References
  1. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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