Xing County
Xing County or Xingxian (simplified Chinese: 兴县; traditional Chinese: 興縣; pinyin: Xīng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west across the Yellow River. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lüliang. Xing County was formerly known as Linwei (臨蔚縣) since the Northern and Southern dynasties. Xing County was formally established in the second year of the Hongwu era (1368–1398) of the Ming dynasty.
Xing County
兴县 | |
|---|---|
 Xing County in Lüliang | |
.png.webp) Lüliang in Shanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Lüliang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,164 km2 (1,222 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[1]) | 183,484 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
| Climate data for Xingxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
28.7 (83.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
39.9 (103.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
39.9 (103.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
16.0 (60.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
9.1 (48.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13.1 (8.4) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
3.7 (38.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.5 (−13.9) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.9 (0.15) |
4.6 (0.18) |
12.0 (0.47) |
24.0 (0.94) |
40.2 (1.58) |
59.5 (2.34) |
105.9 (4.17) |
106.4 (4.19) |
63.5 (2.50) |
29.0 (1.14) |
11.2 (0.44) |
4.6 (0.18) |
464.8 (18.28) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 61 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- 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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