Shixing County

Shixing County (postal: Chihing; simplified Chinese: 始兴县; traditional Chinese: 始興縣; pinyin: Shǐxìng Xiàn) is a county of Shaoguan, Guangdong province, China, bordering Jiangxi province to the east. The native variety of Chinese in the area is Hakka.

Shixing
始兴县
Chihing
Mantang Wei (满堂围), a fortified Hakka settlement in Aizi, Shixing County
Mantang Wei (满堂围), a fortified Hakka settlement in Aizi, Shixing County
Location of Shixing in Shaoguan (grey); Shaoguan in Guangdong (yellow)
Location of Shixing in Shaoguan (grey); Shaoguan in Guangdong (yellow)
Coordinates: 24°50′33″N 114°08′37″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityShaoguan
Area
  Total2,174 km2 (839 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Climate

Climate data for Shixing (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.7
(81.9)
31.5
(88.7)
32.0
(89.6)
34.7
(94.5)
36.1
(97.0)
37.5
(99.5)
39.9
(103.8)
40.4
(104.7)
38.2
(100.8)
36.0
(96.8)
33.6
(92.5)
29.9
(85.8)
40.4
(104.7)
Average high °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)
15.9
(60.6)
18.9
(66.0)
24.6
(76.3)
28.7
(83.7)
31.5
(88.7)
33.9
(93.0)
33.5
(92.3)
30.8
(87.4)
27.3
(81.1)
22.1
(71.8)
17.1
(62.8)
24.9
(76.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.7
(49.5)
11.6
(52.9)
14.8
(58.6)
20.3
(68.5)
24.1
(75.4)
26.7
(80.1)
28.4
(83.1)
28.1
(82.6)
25.6
(78.1)
21.6
(70.9)
16.2
(61.2)
11.0
(51.8)
19.8
(67.7)
Average low °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3)
8.6
(47.5)
11.9
(53.4)
17.3
(63.1)
20.8
(69.4)
23.5
(74.3)
24.7
(76.5)
24.6
(76.3)
22.1
(71.8)
17.4
(63.3)
11.9
(53.4)
6.7
(44.1)
16.3
(61.4)
Record low °C (°F) −3.8
(25.2)
−1.8
(28.8)
−0.2
(31.6)
5.6
(42.1)
12.3
(54.1)
14.9
(58.8)
19.8
(67.6)
20.8
(69.4)
13.9
(57.0)
5.4
(41.7)
0.6
(33.1)
−6.0
(21.2)
−6.0
(21.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 65.2
(2.57)
108.7
(4.28)
173.4
(6.83)
214.8
(8.46)
235.9
(9.29)
208.5
(8.21)
138.1
(5.44)
156.0
(6.14)
118.6
(4.67)
46.2
(1.82)
49.8
(1.96)
39.2
(1.54)
1,554.4
(61.21)
Average relative humidity (%) 76 79 82 82 83 83 79 80 80 76 75 74 79
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1]

References

  1. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 7 November 2022.


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