Weixin County
Weixin County (Chinese: 威信县; pinyin: Wēixìn Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Sichuan Province to the north. It is under the administration the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong.
Weixin County
威信县 | |
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.png.webp) Location of Weixin County (pink) and Zhaotong City (yellow) within Yunnan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,416 km2 (547 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 370,000 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 657900 |
| Area code | 0870 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Weixin County has 7 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township.[1]
- 7 towns
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- 2 townships
- Gaotian (高田乡)
- Santao (三桃乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Shuanghe Miao and Yi (双河苗族彝族乡)
Gallery
The town of Zhaxi (扎西镇), late 2007
View of Zhaxi at night
Another view of Zhaxi at night
Climate
| Climate data for Weixin (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10 (50) |
5.2 (41.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.1 (0.99) |
28.4 (1.12) |
43.8 (1.72) |
73.2 (2.88) |
118.5 (4.67) |
152.3 (6.00) |
185.7 (7.31) |
170.8 (6.72) |
107.5 (4.23) |
71.1 (2.80) |
38.6 (1.52) |
23.1 (0.91) |
1,038.1 (40.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 20.8 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 19.4 | 18.3 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 19.6 | 15.8 | 19.5 | 217.8 |
| Average snowy days | 7.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 16.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 84 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 32.6 | 43.1 | 71.7 | 103.9 | 109.1 | 91.6 | 151.9 | 157.0 | 98.7 | 48.3 | 55.1 | 36.9 | 999.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 36 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 22 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
- "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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