Kelan County
Kelan County (simplified Chinese: 岢岚县; traditional Chinese: 岢嵐縣; pinyin: Kělán Xiàn) is a county in Xinzhou Prefecture, in the northwest of Shanxi Province, China. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is located in this county.
Kelan County
岢岚县 Kolan | |
|---|---|
 Location in Xinzhou | |
  Kelan Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′41″N 111°34′45″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Area: 1,984 km2 (766 sq mi).
Population: 80,000
Postal Code: 036300
Telephone Area Code: 0350
The county government is located in Lanyi town.
Climate
| Climate data for Kelan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
13.4 (56.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.1 (−20.4) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08) |
3.3 (0.13) |
9.4 (0.37) |
21.1 (0.83) |
38.8 (1.53) |
61.3 (2.41) |
107.4 (4.23) |
105.1 (4.14) |
60.4 (2.38) |
25.4 (1.00) |
7.6 (0.30) |
2.7 (0.11) |
444.6 (17.51) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
- Xinbao Expressway
- Railway between Kelan and Taiyuan
- China National Highway 209
References
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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