Zuoquan County

Zuoquan County (simplified Chinese: 左权县; traditional Chinese: 左權縣; pinyin: Zuǒquán Xiàn) is a county in the east of Shanxi Province of China, bordering Hebei Province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong.

Zuoquan
左权县
Zuoquan in Jinzhong
Zuoquan in Jinzhong
Jinzhong in Shanxi
Jinzhong in Shanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityJinzhong
Population
 (2020[1])
144,519
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

After Communist general Zuo Quan was killed in action during World War II, the CCP renamed the Liao County in Shanxi Province to Zuoquan County, in his honor.

Climate

Climate data for Zuoquan (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)
21.7
(71.1)
26.9
(80.4)
33.5
(92.3)
35.6
(96.1)
38.7
(101.7)
37.3
(99.1)
33.4
(92.1)
33.0
(91.4)
27.0
(80.6)
24.3
(75.7)
17.5
(63.5)
38.7
(101.7)
Average high °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6)
4.8
(40.6)
10.2
(50.4)
18.1
(64.6)
23.3
(73.9)
26.8
(80.2)
27.9
(82.2)
26.3
(79.3)
22.1
(71.8)
16.5
(61.7)
9.5
(49.1)
3.3
(37.9)
15.9
(60.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.2
(19.0)
−3.5
(25.7)
2.3
(36.1)
9.9
(49.8)
15.6
(60.1)
19.5
(67.1)
21.5
(70.7)
19.9
(67.8)
14.8
(58.6)
8.4
(47.1)
0.8
(33.4)
−5.6
(21.9)
8.0
(46.4)
Average low °C (°F) −14.0
(6.8)
−9.9
(14.2)
−4.1
(24.6)
2.5
(36.5)
8.2
(46.8)
12.9
(55.2)
16.3
(61.3)
15.0
(59.0)
9.3
(48.7)
2.3
(36.1)
−5.2
(22.6)
−11.8
(10.8)
1.8
(35.2)
Record low °C (°F) −25.6
(−14.1)
−24.4
(−11.9)
−17.6
(0.3)
−9.6
(14.7)
−2.7
(27.1)
3.2
(37.8)
8.7
(47.7)
6.1
(43.0)
−1.9
(28.6)
−9.3
(15.3)
−20.7
(−5.3)
−25.0
(−13.0)
−25.6
(−14.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.7
(0.11)
5.3
(0.21)
11.6
(0.46)
20.1
(0.79)
39.6
(1.56)
68.5
(2.70)
130.8
(5.15)
111.4
(4.39)
60.2
(2.37)
29.7
(1.17)
11.0
(0.43)
3.1
(0.12)
494
(19.46)
Average relative humidity (%) 55 53 52 48 54 62 74 76 74 67 61 58 61
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

References

  1. Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. 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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