Weixin County
County in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
Weixin County 威信县 | |
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County | |
 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 |
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.
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
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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 (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.5 (49.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 25.0 (77.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 8.2 (46.8) | 18.2 (64.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.9 (64.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.6 (72.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 14.4 (57.9) | 10.2 (50.4) | 5.2 (41.4) | 13.9 (57.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) | 3.8 (38.8) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.3 (52.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.2 (61.2) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 3.4 (38.1) | 11.2 (52.2) |
| 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) | 25.5 (1.00) | 26.2 (1.03) | 47.3 (1.86) | 74.9 (2.95) | 105.8 (4.17) | 156.8 (6.17) | 185.2 (7.29) | 163.0 (6.42) | 107.1 (4.22) | 74.8 (2.94) | 33.5 (1.32) | 27.1 (1.07) | 1,027.2 (40.44) |
| 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 (%) | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 83 |
| 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[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 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weixin County.
- Weixin County Official Website
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